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Rice's works have been a thread winding through my life, periodically making themselves known like snags in a sweater begging for attention and tending.

L'il Rabbit yawns as his Granna lovingly holds him by the kinara.

We could all use a little reminder of what really matters this holiday season. These three titles explore the diverse ways in which kindness prevails in every winter celebration! 

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"Afterward" Part II

Happy Holiday greetings! We continue today with our celebration of ghost stories by Edith Wharton and the conclusion of “Afterward,” one of her most famous and loved ghost stories.

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The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Part 6

Welcome to The Arabian Nights Entertainments! This is the sixth of 16 parts that make up Andrew Lang’s The Arabian Nights Entertainments. In this series, you’ll hear some familiar stories, some new stories, and even stories within stories. What would compel someone to go to sea again after such adventures as Sindbad has had? Find out in the stories of his last four voyages!

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"Afterward" Part I

Gathering around a fire to share ghost stories was a beloved Christmas tradition in the late 1800s into the early 1900s.

The Boston Tea Party was the first event that ignited the Revolutionary War.  It was the first step to the country becoming The United States of America and preceded the Declaration of Independence by about two and a half years.

Best of 2021

Presenting my 11 favorite books of the year.  I really wanted it to be a top 10 list, but I couldn’t bring myself to cut any of these!