In Praise of Soft Girl Summer
There’s something irresistibly whimsical about the exhortation to “heal your feminine energy.” That is the invitation of “Soft Girl Summer,” some kind […]
Living the examined life
Living the examined life
Exploring virtue through the ages
There’s something irresistibly whimsical about the exhortation to “heal your feminine energy.” That is the invitation of “Soft Girl Summer,” some kind […]
Fun is a spritely thing. Hard to pin down, often out of reach. Children are apt to exclaim with satisfaction, “That was […]
Sarah Orne Jewett’s “The Country of the Pointed Firs” is a short, meditative, plotless novella. But it is exquisite in its imagery. […]
Waiting for birds can be a lengthy process requiring stealth. Small, feathered creatures of great mystery flit just out of sight, their […]
There’s a growing awareness among a widening range of people that when fewer people have babies and the people who have babies […]
“They also serve who only stand and wait.” -John Milton from “On His Blindness” A child observed frankly, “When it’s cold, […]
He did not know what fear was, and that not because he did not know danger; for he had had a severe […]
“…she explained that there was no tansy in the neighborhood with such snap to it as some that grew about the schoolhouse […]
There’s a splendid Frog and Toad story of turning a corner. A young Frog hears his parents remark that spring is “just […]
Pop quiz: You’re in a large room lined with books. The center of the room is a hive of activity. Children reduced […]