In “The Empress of Ties,” one poem in this collection, two women in Florida begin a misguided venture to create a business making ties, undaunted by the climate: “In our town men wore bathing / suits. No one bought ties.” When... Read More

According to a recent study of 494 elementary aged children at Brown University, thirty-seven percent of them have problems sleeping. The children felt they were being pushed hard by their parents’ schedules, teachers’ expectations,... Read More

To witches and pagans the moon represents the many facets of life and the human spirit. The author takes the reader back through time to visit the Gods and Goddesses of the past as they flow into the present. She explains the moon as a... Read More

Cookbooks that are enticing, but specific, that are sensible, but exciting, are always welcome to a cook’s library. This is such a book. Its audience will include not only cooks who like to entertain, but also those who cook for... Read More

The day my friend Lucie Dreadfulwater killed Dale Nowlin, the November wind rattled the rafters of the barn in which they faced each other. Only the two of them could say what happened that day, and they’re both dead. No one is left to... Read More

“If you had the chance to have a private and confidential conversation with an expert with a great deal of knowledge and understanding about the concerns of adolescent girls today, what would you ask them?” When a cross section of... Read More

“Slaves! Your majesty! Slaves!” he pleaded. “With your permission, I welcome the privilege to attack the village and supply slaves for your mines.” When a banished knight steals the treasure of a humble village to gain favor in... Read More

It has been said that good manners are the grease that keeps the wheels of society going ‘round. That the “civilization” of children is the most important education they’ll receive; that an unsocialized child, no matter how... Read More