Happy Birthday from Barcelona

I would have loved a birthday text from my granddaughter under any circumstances, and I was especially pleased with a Continue reading →

Generations

My generation, born between 1928 and 1945, was identified as Silent when many of us were still too young to Continue reading →

“This Creature”: 40 Years of Margery Kempe

In the mid-1970s, casting about for a dissertation topic, I stumbled over Margery Kempe. In those days you had to Continue reading →

Mockingbird Years

Ever since Feb 3rd the media – old-fashioned evening news and Twitterverse alike – has been bubbling with comment and Continue reading →

Margaret Atkinson on Louise Fishman

I hoped things had changed by the eighties. Margaret Atkinson on Louise Fishman in “Painters on Paintings” (12/22/14) In my Continue reading →

Crossing the Center Line

Back around the middle of the 20th century, when I played high school basketball, we were not allowed to cross Continue reading →

Once Upon a Time

In 1955, right out of college, I found one of those jobs in publishing so dear to history and English Continue reading →

In & Out: The Generations Gap

My granddaughter wants pajama pants for her birthday. That sounds OK, but I remember giving her some fairly recently, maybe Continue reading →