Putneybecomes a metonym for childhood, first love, friendship and the healing power of making art. It’s more complicated than that, though, as thirteen-year old Daphne, the main protagonist, is raped by Ralph, the thirty-year-old composer friend of Edmund, her writer father, so questions ...
Santa brought a book that looks youngster-ish, but I am guessing that whomever put it together had some sort of teaching background.It advances from the simplistic to mid-level difficulty crossword puzzles at a thoughtful pace.My son is experiencing success and likes delving into this book. A...
The song was written by 20-year-old African-American composer Maceo Pinkard, and it was his first big hit.*** Many more were to come, including “Sweet Georgia Brown.” Pincard later helped Duke Ellington break into show business, introducing him to important Tin Pan Alley figures (includi...
check the date on my iPhone calendar, I sit and do the New York Times crossword and mini crossword puzzles on my iPhone and redo the ones from each day from the previous 7 days to see if I can remember the answer to each clue. Then I take my thyroid meds with my tea. I eat a...