Saturday, May 4, 2024
“No one mourns the wicked!” Many people know the story of The Wizard of Oz and, of course, that the Wicked Witch of the West, the evil character, tries to kidnap Dorothy. Yet many people don’t look deeper into the story. Why was the wicked witch evil? Why was she […]
Theseus crept through dark woven passageways, trying to find the beast. People did not usually look for the monster, but then, most people did not have Theseus’s skills. The princess Ariadne, after instantly falling in love with him, had disobediently supplied a long thread and a sword, the first so […]
There were more than eleven thousand athletes who competed at the 2020 Olympics, but only just over a thousand medals were awarded. With about one hundred and sixty nations competing in just over 300 events and only a small percentage earning medals, only the elite can win gold. What causes […]
I awoke the next morning to find Gram sitting on the edge of my bed, stroking my hair. She does this when she has something rather momentous to tell me, but I guessed I already knew what she would say. And I was right. “The sheriffs are looking into the […]
When summer’s flowers fade away and its lush green leaves start melting into vibrant oranges and red, you know that fall has come. Cool breezes sweep in, leaves blanket the ground, and rich, brown pinecones fall from their trees. While these pinecones are quite beautiful on their own, making them […]