In November the Living and the Dead Renew Their Vows
The warm days have finally ceased, and rain has cleared [...]
FUNNY GIRLS: New Books by Women with a Sense of Humor
Scribner It’s hard to talk about funny female [...]
Shelf Life
“Diwan was my love letter to Egypt,” Nadia Wassef writes [...]
A Whole World
One’s mood on finishing A Whole World: Letters from James [...]
Without
Most mornings I walk for nearly an hour in my [...]
Sunflowers
Sligo, February 1996 In August 1994, my husband, Barrie, a [...]
Ghost Letter: Remembering Jean Valentine
Originally delivered at the 50th reunion of the Radcliffe Class [...]
Manimal Woe
Fanny Howe is a prolific poet, essayist, and memoirist who [...]
Futurity
1. On a morning early in the second month of [...]
American Picaro
I suggested a movie night to the boys at the [...]