Richard Manley is dying of cancer. The illegitimate child of World Champion Heavyweight Boxer Buddy Benson, Manley has some things he wants to know before he passes away. Was his father’s untimely death really a murder? Did he lose the... Read More

Something about a Woody Allen film invites analysis. People seldom call it a mere “movie,” perhaps automatically believing that his work belongs in the category of art or social commentary. It could be those moments in which the... Read More

Sasaki Kojiro was a famed swordsman, the pinnacle of an ancient line of traditional samurai warriors who sought mastery of all fighting techniques. He stood on the shores of a tiny island in April 1612, awaiting his opponent, who was... Read More

Little did the author know when she moved her family into Fontaine Manse in the early 1970s that she’d find herself mothering three spirit children in addition to her own. She realized that the house in Louisville, Kentucky was haunted... Read More

“A big pet peeve of mine,” writes the author, “is misuse of the term ‘wild mushrooms.’ It’s disappointing to order a wild mushroom risotto only to find the creamy-delicious rice speckled not with chanterelles, hedgehogs, or... Read More

Humankind’s fascination with conquering the sky is most likely its greatest technical and psychological challenge, for flight is a great symbol of the ability to overcome seemingly insurmountable frailty. Because human intellect is... Read More