At a Victorian dinner party, woe betide the fool who used his pickle fork to eat his duck—or his strawberry fork to eat asparagus. By the time that era’s famous fussiness made its way to the table, any given meal might require as... Read More

“Della Raye’s only possession was the ragged, filthy dress she wore—made from a discarded feed sack. Hunger had stalked every day of her short life. She had never tasted ice cream, never petted a puppy, never played with a doll.”... Read More

Following catastrophic events, it is natural for people to claim the world has changed. So it has been following the events of September 11th. And yet, when reading the Daodejing one understands that such claims are simply one way that... Read More

“It used to be that everything you needed to know to write a magazine article was the topic,” says the author. “Writers who believe this is still true will be left out of the money.” In her book, the forty-year publishing veteran... Read More

Apathy, cynicism, and low voter turnout are the responses of the American public to its money-driven elections, which result in the rule of the rich over the middle and lower classes, claims the author, a former feature writer for the... Read More

“Simply put, our thoughts can either cripple us or allow us to WALK TALL.” The author is the optimal example: at three feet, eight inches tall, she allowed the opinion of others to plant negative messages inside where they could... Read More

Whirligig? Rio Rattles? Congophone? New vocabulary? No, just the names given to toys one can make with the instructions given in Czernecki’s craft book, which is an invitation to children and adults to experience hand made toys with... Read More