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The Island4 comments

amydot90 wrote 1 month ago: Not an island filled with holes, But named by gospels inked in gold. Lindisfarne was once called hol … more →

Tags: A-Z April 2013 Challenge, Poem, Poetry, Stories, Myth, A to Z Challenge, Northumberland, writing, rhyme

Trust in Cupid & Pysche

Harmie Jay wrote 3 months ago: “Love cannot live where there is no trust.” (Hamilton, p.129) “Love cannot live wh … more →

Tags: Language & Literature, Usep, English 3, cupid & psyche

Book Nostalgia4 comments

SJ O'Hart wrote 8 months ago: Do you have books that you remember reading for the first time, or that you associate strongly with … more →

Tags: musings, writing, Literature, elidor, alan garner, The Little Prince, Medieval

A Blog on Inspiration, with some Chaucer

SJ O'Hart wrote 8 months ago: ‘O lady myn, that called art Cleo,     Thow be my speed fro this forth, and my Muse,/ To ryme … more →

Tags: musings, writing, Literature, Reading

About Patience, and Books (of course)

SJ O'Hart wrote 9 months ago: Today, my thoughts are turning to August 30th – not too far away now, of course.  But I have b … more →

Tags: musings, writing, Literature, Reading, Fairy Tales, alan garner

"There may be Chaos still around the World" - George Santayana

ghost town blues wrote 10 months ago: There may be chaos still around the world, This little world that in my thinking lies; For mine own … more →

Tags: Poems, daily life, George Santayana, spanish american writers, 19th-/20th-century American philosophers, faith, doubt, Sonnets

"Knowledge" & "Cassandra": two poems by Louise Bogan

ghost town blues wrote 11 months ago: “Knowledge” Now that I know That passion warms little Of flesh in the mold, And treasure … more →

Tags: Poems, 20th-century American women poets, modern poetry, louise bogan

The key to the past lies in the North: the Arctic origins of civilization

Winter Evening Writer wrote 1 year ago: The matter of determining the origins of the ancient Aryans is of prime importance if we are to unde … more →

Tags: Ancient History, aryan, Arctic, Civilization, migration, Felice Vinci

How the Jews of Prague were saved: the legend of the golem

Winter Evening Writer wrote 1 year ago: Tucked away in the Jewish quarter of Prague is a synagogue that is as beautiful as it is old and sig … more →

Tags: Modern history, Golem!, Maharal, Prague, Jew. Judaism, folklore

What to Choose?4 comments

Sarah wrote 2 years ago: My dad and I have been in Durham for two nights and about two days.  It’s lovely to be back in … more →

Tags: England, grad school, UWash, Durham, classical tradition, Medieval, Robin Hood, Research

Baby Got Back

Sarah wrote 2 years ago: …No, not the song! My treat after a hard year and after exams are done is to get a massage.  T … more →

Tags: Travel, Likes, Durham, Robin Hood, Research

The Color Green and… Vacation?

Sarah wrote 2 years ago: I kinda sorta knew that Memorial Day was coming up from the sale ads in my email inbox, but I have n … more →

Tags: England, grad school, Literature, Durham, classical tradition, Medieval, History, Robin Hood, Research


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