…so God please use me to try to take a stand against the atrocities of the soul *—*from “My Daddy’s Records” The Looking Heart: Poetic Expressions From Within, a convergence of spirit and emotion, is an ambitious effort of one... Read More

Snorting Speed: Ferruccio Lamborghini owned several Ferraris, but he thought they were too noisy and the cabins lacked quality. So he phoned fellow Italian industrialist Enzo Ferrari for a meeting to discuss these flaws, but felt snubbed... Read More

The 1970s was not really the era of happy disco dancers portrayed in the media. It was a decade in which people were buffeted by unprecedented gasoline and energy shortages, a “stagflated” economy of high prices, and lost jobs. None... Read More

If a person has been wronged by another, shouldn’t the common course of action for making things right be to forgive and forget? That’s a popular distortion, according to the author. The real process is this: to remember fully and... Read More

There is no better time to learn the power of the written word than during childhood. Encouraging children to tap into their imaginations and express themselves via writing can lead them to discover their inner thoughts and feelings. But... Read More

Theres an elegant simplicity in the authors idea of “map as metaphor for writing,” one that belies the extensive arguments Turchi mounts in its defense. Bolstering his case by quoting authors as dissimilar as Hemingway and Wolfe,... Read More

“Its true there arent any parks graced by shady trees with leaves of crisp dollar bills,” writes the author. “But money does grow on trees, and on bushes, and even under the ground, too.” Most children are fascinated with money.... Read More

In 1972, in Montivideo, Uruguay, a young mother and her physician husband are roughly awakened by soldiers at three in the morning. The father is dragged away, and the mother is left to attend to her child. The baby will grow through her... Read More