Safe and cozy in our cocoons The last time the cocooning effect hit, the world had changed forever as we sat shocked into motionlessness...

Back to basics Characters representing words placed on an associated pictorial (see cover page drawing where feet and a head were added...

Our first entry of 2022 for The Interview Series is with Bail Supervisor Jo.B* MB: Good morning and thanks for agreeing to the interview....

THE LETTER “X” X marks the spot. Malcolm X certainly made his mark despite being told Xanadu was unattainable. And what beauty in John...

I declare myself a word nerd. Being a Generation X’er I spent all my school years flanked by a full arsenal of monolingual, bilingual,...

Richly Historied It is no secret that I adore books. So, for friends and family, it is a no brainer to shop for me at Christmas or...

An explosion of ideas Basquiat, Haring and Banksy did it via their Graffiti art. Madonna did it via her music. Writers, architects,...

This book was recommended to me by a friend. Do your friend(s) a kindness and do the same because it is worth it. Written in a genteel...

An indelible mark Just as the older freckled hand centered the smooth cheek of the younger woman, seconds after the satisfyingly clean...

Tana French’s novel, In the Woods, (the first of her Dublin Murder Squad Series) is for those who aren’t put out by the unexpected. You...