A Harry Potter State of Mind in Winter Alaska
by Melissa Mapes The afternoon sun, bright but ephemeral, reflected off the snow, giving the expanse of Cook Inlet and the city of Anchorage a luminous glow. I leaned forward…
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A Brief History Of Edward Gorey’s Creepy Cape Cod
by David Silon Cape Cod has a history going back four hundred years, that is, if you’re not counting the unwritten history of the Native Americans. In this time, Cape…
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The Real Story Behind Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
By Paul Millward, “A Merry Christmas, uncle! God save you!” says Fred to Scrooge in the opening pages of A Christmas Carol, beginning the literary event that marks a turning point…
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Who Wrote ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas? A Literary Debate
by Jennifer Ciotta Immersed in the Christmas season and living in New York, I’ve engaged in the typical Big Apple holiday tasks such as viewing the windows at Macy’s, gazing…
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I Am Providence: The City that Made H.P. Lovecraft
by Robert Anasi I never can be tied to raw new things, For I first saw the light in an old town, Where from my window huddled roofs sloped down…
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Shirley Jackson’s Outsider Perspective of Bennington, Vermont
by Katy Kelleher Leaf season had already peaked and the famous green mountains had faded to a burnished gold. The vibrant, shocking colors of autumn had given way to the…
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Ode to England Inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro
by Zoe Smith “Memories, even your most precious ones, fade surprisingly quickly. But I don’t go along with that. The memories I value most, I don’t ever see them fading.”…
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Ponies & Tranquility, Jane Austen’s New Forest
by Janet Halliday Trees in thick green leaf fuzz the banks of the Beaulieu River. The foliage wall is pierced occasionally by inviting, narrow inlets through the trailing branches, or…
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Jane Austen, A Beloved Friend in Chawton
by Helen Palmer It took a life-threatening illness and months of enforced convalescence to finally arrive at the home of a much loved friend. I came to the red brick…
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Of Dreams and Dolls: American Girls and the Spirit of Exploration
by Katy Kelleher The first American Girl Dolls were released in 1986 by Pleasant Company, which had yet to be acquired by mega-manufacturer Mattel. I didn’t get my first doll…
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