Mad Marge
In my book, Rain Dodging, I introduce you to a handful of early feminist warriors. Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, born 1623, died suddenly at only age 50, the year Mary of…
How Dare She!
In my book, Rain Dodging, I introduce you to a handful of early feminist warriors. Here’s one: Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle* Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, born 1623, died…
The Coronation Chair and the Stone of Destiny
Since the coronation of Charles III is tomorrow, here is an edited repost: Commissioned in 1296, the Coronation Chair in St George’s Chapel at Westminster Abbey is one of the…
Children’s Voices
"The ethereal sound of children’s voices . . . whose innocent, pure sonorities set them apart from human experience." On March 17, 19 and 20, 1966, I was one of…
“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”*
Built in 1874 on the site reserved for an opera house, the Old Cincinnati Library was a thing of wonder. With five levels of cast iron shelving, a fabulous foyer,…
The Coronation Chair and the Case of the Stolen Stone
Reading up on Mary's crown for my last piece, I came across St. Edward's Coronation Chair. Commissioned in 1296, the Coronation Chair in St George’s Chapel at Westminster Abbey is…
“My Crown is in my Heart, Not on my Head.”
“My Crown is in my heart, not on my head: Not deck'd with Diamonds, and Indian stones: Nor to be seen: my Crown is call'd Content, A Crown it is,…
Roman City Uncovered in Luxor
from Christian Edwards, CNN January 27, 2023 In Egypt, the Nile River runs almost 900 miles between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean Sea. Along that length is the section between Aswan…
War Requiem
“But cursed are dullards whom no cannon stuns,That they should be as stones.” from Insensibility by Wilfred Owen Gaza City Mahmud Hans AFP Getty Images When I was a young girl, I…