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  • Why Harry Potter‘s Hedwig Would Make a Terrible Pet

    Arguably the most famous pet owl of the twenty-­first century, real or imagined, is Hedwig, Harry Potter’s Snowy Owl. Small wonder J.K. Rowling pic...
  • You Are Here

    Jackson Huang’s mother arranged for the school bus to drop him off outside the mall every weekday afternoon because she works at the salon until ni...
  • Lesser Islands

    We saw the dolphins in the morning. We trailed their shiny fins in the boat for a good half hour; then they went too far, and Papa had to turn back...
  • A Bizarre Pattern of Bridges: How—and Why—Baudelaire Showed Up Throughout My Fiction

    I don’t think there are any rules when it comes to how one should use literary references in works of literature, except, perhaps, that they should...
  • Against Copyediting: Is It Time to Abolish the Department of Corrections?

    I copyedited for five years in the offices of an esteemed book publisher, and during that time I became an expert in the most trivial things. Minor...
  • This Other Eden

    On the first day of spring, 1911, Esther Honey, great-​granddaughter of Benjamin and Patience, dozed in her rocking chair by the woodstove in her c...
  • Build Your Dream Team in ‘Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances’ Core Set

    Assemble a team of Disney and Pixar characters and fight for victory in the arena! What Is Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances? Disney Sorcerer...
  • Who Is the “Noted Writer” Buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery?

    The grave on which I’m lying is overstretched by the wide-spread canopy of a Japanese dogwood tree. Its fruits, which look like large, spiked cherr...
  • 10 Must Have Books For 4 Year Olds

    4 is an interesting age for choosing reading books!  Most 4 year olds are not reading independently though some may recognise a few simple words.  ...
  • “Old Pan.” A New Poem by Robert Wrigley

    “Old Pan” for lost boys Windblown seedpod parasols lofted from a withered western salsify blossom drift past me in a cloud of silken Tinker Bells, ...
  • How Utica Became a City Where Refugees Came to Rebuild

    Utica became a refugee magnet by accident. In the 1970s, Roberta Douglas, a local resident, became concerned about the mistreatment of Amerasian ch...
  • One of America’s Favorites – Pig Pickin’

    A pig pickin’ (also known as rolling a pig, pig pull, pig roast or, among the Cajun, “cochon de lait”) is a type of party or gathering held primar...