Remember elementary school when everybody knew each other? We all played the same games and went to the same birthday parties, and, with the exception …
For My Daughter, From My Daughter
For My Daughter: 1. Wear a coat; it’s cold outside. Fashion won’t fend off the flu. 2. The sunscreen you wear today helps you avoid …
Just a Couple of Old Fashioned Love Stories
This morning I was listening to the end of Carrie Fisher’s new book Shockaholic, and she describes a scene where her father Eddie Fisher brings …
“To Be or Not to Be”: Why is This the Question?
Don’t worry, Germies. Today will not be a long lecture on the character Hamlet and his descent into madness—even though my mind has been heavily …
The Evolution of Beauty and the Beast
“Welcome, Beauty, banish fear, You are queen and mistress here.” Beauty and the Beast is one of the few fairytales that can be traced back …
My Ten Favorite Fictional Pairings
Everyone has a favorite fictional couple, be they from literature, television, or the movies. We spend a great deal of the plot waiting for them …
A Father’s Bounty on His Daughter’s Heart
It is common knowledge that dads don’t often like their daughters’ significant others — I know my dad didn’t like the first guy I brought …
Inevitably Somewhere
I am a great proponent of the wisdom that one can happen upon whilst taking a shower. Perhaps the clash of steam against the icy …
Love by Murray Dunlap
Ben and Heather, they sure have moved around. But always, always do they reconnect. Heather and Ben. Ben and Heather. The real story, the one …