Month: June 2023

Futile Efforts

“You cannot have a taste for minimalist décor if you seriously read books.” ― Linda Grant, I Murdered My Library   “Book banning” continues to be front-page news, and I continue to observe with some amusement. Don’t get me wrong,… Read More ›

Since I Been Gone

“The workings of the human heart are the profoundest mystery of the universe. One moment they make us despair of our kind, and the next we see in them the reflection of the divine image.” ― Charles W. Chesnutt  … Read More ›

Kiss Her Good-Bye

“Ellen smiled and nodded. ‘Just like their father.’ She was proud of them; she watched until they were out of sight. ‘Isn’t it funny to watch children grow?’ Ellen said, ‘It’s a privilege.’ Ruth scrutinised this possibility. No, she thought,… Read More ›