I'm sitting on old-pal-Tim's front porch in Richmond, propped backwards in a chipped away rocking chair reading The Big Sleep. Phillip Marlowe, iconic P.I. from the 1920's that screams for a Humphrey Bogart portrayal (and got one), has just invite...
Literature
“one boy told me” by naomi shihab nye
Kids are all poets. The question is, when did you stop being a poet? I hope you and I haven't. (Watch past the bio)
expecto patronum
This might be old news to all you Hogwarts students and Leaky Cauldron regulars out there, but JK Rowling has written a Harry Potter prequel! Here's the catch: it's 800 words long, handwritten, fits on the front and back of a note card, and there'...
19th century attraction
I've been reading Les Miserables for some time now, as some of you might have noticed on the left side of this blog. Unfortunately, my copy is now drenched in sweat, due to how much hard work it has taken to get as far as I have. The book is good,...
