A Strange Dawn It is impossible to pinpoint the moment of dawn.  Like the opening of a lily,  its presence is suddenly realized, it...

Hula Hoops and Pokemon After being in the air-conditioned gym for over an hour I’d conveniently forgotten how hot it was outside bu...

"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murdere...

In a Small World Atop a windy cliffside in Shetland, a camera hides.  So unobtrusive as to be unnoticed by passersby, it constantly...

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass  on a summer day listening to the murmur of water,  or watching the cl...

From the Children For the past several nights the weatherman on Channel 4 has been in near hysterics over the heat.  In the manner...

Summer Books In the world of quizzes and personality tests, there is one question that is purported to reveal volumes, or pages at l...