Getaway To Wales
No invading army ever took Pembroke Castle. Needless to say the café inside was never reached either, so no conqueror ever enjoyed one of its excellent cappuccinos.
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“Ammunition” For Debate
Even in our New York, with much stricter local gun ownership laws than Texas, I know quite a few of our rural Catskills neighbors are armed to the teeth. I use the term “neighbors” loosely because houses “nearby” are few and far between…
Read MoreWhy “Historical Fiction?”
I have never come upon a better statement on the appeal of history. Ultimately there is nothing more “romantic” than history…
Read More“Ay, surely, mere the truth…”
Truth indeed. We could definitely use some.
Read MoreYour Favorite Woman?
I remember thinking also that I had gone to great lengths to write the women well (particularly the French women, who in our “Anglo-Saxon” literature are too often caricatured as nutcases, fiends, deviants, or “exotic”), and she had zeroed in on a man.
Read MoreAlong The Norfolk Coast
Otherwise religiously indifferent British would likely go to battle stations if some government bureaucrat dared to inform them, “Look, attendance is so small, we will pull that church down and put up a brand new shopping centre.”
Read MoreWalking Geneva
I’ve been NEAR Geneva many times, but never ventured into the city center. I’m so pleased I finally did.😊🇨🇭
Read MoreAmerican Apples And European Oranges
We’ll be in Switzerland this weekend. I had not considered this about the trip until now, but if one believes oneself to be a “global citizen,” who needs a passport, right?
Read MoreThose Dazzling Words
“So, friends, what are we going to do today?”: that was my late uncle’s challenge to himself as he started writing each day.
Read MoreThat World Long Past
And now, sitting here comfortably in 2018, you want again to try to recreate that world long past? Are you insane?
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