Movie Review – “In the Name of the Father” (1993)
"In the Name of the Father" examines the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of the Guildford Four, in the aftermath of the Guildford pub bombing in 1974. This film does three things very well. It...
View ArticleShiloh in Springtime - A Short Story
A short story of the Battle of Shiloh, in the early years of the American Civil War
View ArticleSongs of My Spirit - A Tanka Trilogy
An anthology of Tanka poems based upon the words of scripture
View ArticleMovie Review - "Gandhi" (1982)
The biographical movie [i]Gandhi[/i] brilliantly traces the life and times of Mohandas K. Gandhi, and beautifully fulfills the goals set out in the film's preface: [i]"...to be faithful in spirit to...
View ArticleBook Review - "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" by Meriwether Lewis and...
This one-volume abridgment of "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" is outstanding in every way. Lewis and Clark convey in their own words the drama, excitement and high adventure of their expedition...
View ArticleBook Review – “The Downing Street Years” by Margaret Thatcher
"The Downing Street Years" is the first volume of Margaret Thatcher’s excellent memoirs. It’s a very well written account of Thatcher’s ten years as Britain’s Prime Minister – a decade when she helped...
View ArticleTwo Schooners
The true story of how two fishing schooners – the "Edmunds" and the "Sadie and Lillie" - were shipwrecked along the coast of Maine, within a few minutes and a few hundred yards of each other...
View ArticleBook Review - "Is Paris Burning?" by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
"Is Paris Burning?" by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre masterfully tells the story of the Allied liberation of Paris in August 1944, one of the most dramatic and inspiring events of World War II.
View ArticleA Letter to My Father: "Yes, Dad, the Circle is Now Broken..."
A letter to my estranged father, letting him know that I'm alright now.
View ArticleBook Review – “The Civil War: A Narrative” (3 Volumes) by Shelby Foote
"The Civil War: A Narrative," by Shelby Foote, is a beautifully written, powerfully dramatic, and highly literate three-volume account of the American Civil War.
View ArticleSession 17: Echoes and Whispers
A poem. Cinquain, in a form invented by Adelaide Crapsey (1878-1914). A moonlit night and memories lead to sleeplessness.
View ArticleBook Review - "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry
"Lonesome Dove" is Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Old West. It’s one of the very finest works of fiction written by a twentieth century American author.
View ArticleBook Review – "Theodore Roosevelt: A Life" by Nathan Miller
"Theodore Roosevelt: A Life" by Nathan Miller is an excellent one-volume introduction to the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, and one of the greatest men ever to...
View ArticleSongs of the Sunrise
Two poems. A Haiku and a Rondeau. Extolling the beauty of a sunrise.
View ArticleWar and Peace
We are admonished to "Seek peace and pursue it." Three poems recounting the effects, cost, and futility of war.
View ArticlePink Ladies of the Forest - The Pink Lady's Slipper
While walking through the woods near our house last week, we discovered a true floral blessing: a colony of Pink Lady's Slippers on display in all their glory! Come join us on a visit to our "Pink...
View ArticleThe Bells of Our Garden - The Common Foxglove
When we first saw it in our garden in the spring of 2010, it looked like a low-lying, gray-green cabbage plant growing next to our front porch. Today, that plant - a common foxglove - now adorns our...
View ArticleLighthouses of Maine - Seguin Island Light
Maine's lighthouses. They are faithful guardians of Maine’s rocky coastline. These solitary sentinels, many of them over two hundred years old, continue to cast forth bright beacons that guide...
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