America’s greatest literary recluse continues to beckon us.
Swear Words Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
An obscenity scholar ponders what to do when his six-year-old begins exploring the mystery of using profanities.
Post-Election, One Voter Reaches For Poetry
Individual reactions to the results of the presidential election have been varied. For commentator and author Martha Ackmann, it meant reaching to her bookshelf.
A Daughter Remembers Her Mother’s Campaign Buttons, Sense of Citizenship
A mother’s greatest lesson to her daughter came one night, when she put herself and citizenship above the family, if only for one meal.
A Muslim Mother Tries To Reassure Her Kids They Do Belong Here
Our commentator says she somehow must assure her kids that, “regardless of the outcome on Election Day, they are not pariahs in their own land.”
Sailing By Surprise Into Family History
Our commentator recently returned to the Jersey shore, where his family been sailing for six generations. He made some surprising connections to family and place.