My father could command a room, entertain a table of friends. But also, he was a private person: sometimes quiet, always considerate of others.
He had an interest in, and an aptitude for, many things: science, agriculture, language, music. What fueled his days was a keen interest in the world around him, a hyperactive drive not [...]

I haven’t ceased to be baffled at some people’s self-centered nature and lack of courtesy, never mind lack common sense and basic driving ability. Today I was sitting on my couch grading a pile of literary analysis essays when I witnessed another instance of this. My living room has a ten foot wide picture window which allows [...]

SUB-LIT is seeking submissions: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and ART. Check out the magazine and the guidelines.

Stephanie over at Natural/Artificial has previously made me laugh out loud with lists of gross things found used as bookmarks inside books, and strange things found in the book drop at the library. Ah, the life of a librarian. I stole the below image from Stephanie. It’s a photocopy of a letter found in the [...]