Extravagance: an Essential Ingredient for Life
Betty Smith includes many memorable details of the life Francie Nolan growing up in poverty and instability in “A Tree Grows in […]
Travelogue: The Great Salt Lake
Some places leave an indellible impression and come often to mind after even but a brief experience. Here is one such destination. […]
Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller: Education Is Always Individual
Annie Sullivan is remembered as the “Miracle Worker” who brought communication to Helen Keller who was deaf and blind. Sullivan displayed commitment […]
“Tell Me a Story”: Persistent Children and the Serious Fun of Storytelling
Children often possess a vivacity that is bewildering to the adult. In the humdrum of the everyday, this vivacity can be mistaken […]
The Two Worst Things That Can Happen to a Child
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Gardenis now considered a children’s story, but the work originally appeared as a serial for adult readers. […]
Books Worth Reading: An Introduction to Stoicism with Arnold Lobel’s “Grasshopper on the Road”
Arnold Lobel gave the world many beloved illustrated stories, including the “Frog and Toad” series, “Fables,” and the side-splitting hilarious “Mouse Tales.” […]
Teaching By Example: Does it Actually Work?
Childrearing is often treated in our culture as a competitive sport. Parents become overinvolved coaches running drills. The relationship between parent and […]
Toward Femininity and Stephanie Gordon’s “Ask Your Husband”
Stephanie Gordon, Catholic wife and mother, self-proclaimed retrograde, has launched her writing career—excuse us, written a book with the express permission of […]
Common sense and sense experience
The socially acceptable posture in life these days is perpetual waiting: waiting for the relevant studies to emerge before making a decision. […]
Living requires something worth dying for
If you have ever ventured into the strange realms of internet echo chambers known as TikTok, the author offers her condolences for […]