August 18th, 2020, marked the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, which prohibited the federal government and state legislatures from denying any citizen the right to vote based on sex. It was a hard-fought victory for women’s... Read More

Here at Foreword, we’re great fans of novels that make mischief with current events, especially in sensitive political areas and with factions of society that take themselves too seriously. Under the guise of historical fantasy, The... Read More

With the previous school year cut short and the start of the next one still too nebulous to hang your hat on, the charm of COVID-compliant family time has started to wear thin for many parents. Whether they are toddlers or teens,... Read More

From news desks to local commercials, it seems all we’ve heard about over the past several months is how “unprecedented” and “uncertain” these times are. While that could hardly escape most of us who are living daily in this... Read More

Many of us started out this period of self-isolation with high hopes and big dreams. We were finally going to make a dent in that to-read list, plant that garden, clear out the garage, or—apparently for a great many of us—learn to... Read More

Across all forms of media, science fiction is one genre that has been consistently beloved. While we can be enchanted by the sorcerers and spells of fantasy, transfixed by the twists and turns of a well-plotted mystery, or shed a tear at... Read More

Just as the COVID-19 virus seems to find its victims arbitrarily, all of us in the work-from-home brigade have adapted differently to the new working conditions. Some people love the freedom and isolation, others are coping okay but look... Read More

“no one leaves home unless home chases you … you have to understand, / that no one puts their children in a boat / unless the water is safer than the land.“ / These words of Warsan Shire, a Somali-British poet and former Young Poet... Read More