When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.
Mrs. Duck enjoys a frigid early morning dip in the lake. Mr. Duck, who generally sleeps in until noon, reluctantly accompanies her. Hey, they’re on vacation, and whatever the missus says, goes.
With the reader’s consent we will endeavor to imagine the impression he would have received with us in crossing the threshold of that great hall amidst that mob in surcoats, cassocks, and coats of mail. In 1831, the year The Hunchback of Notre Dame was published, it was not against the law for an author […]
The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t.
Yes, Virginia, it’s December today, and winter is upon us. Even our fabulous hole-in-the-ground looks lovely under its blanket of snow.
She seemed to know, to accept, to welcome her position, the citadel of the family, the strong place that could not be taken. Ma Joad, Jane Darwell’s role of a lifetime
This cloud advance scouting party looks innocent enough. Looks are often deceiving, as some guy once said. The full out attack was soon to commence, and now snow trudgery is upon us.
Alpha children wear grey. in the Brave New World
Yes, it could begin this way, right here, just like that, in a rather slow and ponderous way, in this neutral place that belongs to all and to none, where people pass by almost without seeing each other, where the life of the building regularly and distantly resounds. Life: A User’s Manual tells the stories […]
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5 of 5 stars to The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton goodreads.com/review/show/55…
