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Sharing the Same Space in the Same Building by Stephanie Brown
I have a staff of thirty-seven people who work for me at a public library in Irvine, California and nearly half of them are immigrants to the United States. I think it’s safe to…
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Franz Kafka, 3 July 1883- 3 June 1924
Franz Kafka was born today. In the black-and-white Prague of his boyhood the sun shone yellow on the gray pavement. Debates were held in the cathedral. The rituals of life were very great. Every…
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Summer Sunburns by Stephanie Brown
I wasn’t sure what to write about today, so I asked my boss, Trish, for a suggestion, and she replied, “Summer,” and enumerated all the things I could write about: the last day of…
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Literary Anecdotes (by Larry Epstein)
Ever since I began reading adult fiction, I have been interested in anecdotes about famous writers. The principal reason for this was that in learning about writers I hoped I could somehow absorb their…
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For I Will Consider the LOL Cat by Stephanie Brown
I admit to spending an afternoon perusing skateboarding and Roomba-riding cats and have also had a go or two with I Can Haz Cheezburger. My son likes Longcat, just about the tallest thing on…
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Scenes from a Brooklyn Garden [by Jennifer Michael Hecht]
Among my favorite plants are vines and among my top vines are the cumbersome cucumber, because I love the way it yearns. See here, it has a yen for something solid. It reaches out…
