Editor’s Note: Rolf Nelson, author of many great books, and friend of these pages, shares some thoughts. You can see more from Rolf here. In which Fountain Pens are like Reloading,
To maintain a proper perspective on today’s Fake News, it’s necessary to occasionally re-read yesterday’s: From the Guardian, February 22, 2004 A secret report, suppressed by US defence chiefs and obtained by
For whatever reason, history has established that cultures and movements have a need for symbols. The obvious question of the day is: who defines the meaning of these symbols? As a Southron
Phone rings. I see it’s a local number I don’t recognize. Shit. Somebody probably with a nag that can’t walk and hasn’t been trimmed in a year, and won’t get trimmed again
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from University Sermons, by Hugh Black (published 1908). A certain people . . . and their laws are diverse from all people. Esther iii. 8.
Editor’s note: The following comprises the fifth chapter, first part (A6), of The Gospel of Luke: An Exposition, by Charles R. Erdman (published 1936). All spelling in the original. 6. Jesus’
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from At the Sign of the Lion and Other Essays, by Hilaire Belloc (published 1916). It was late, and the day was already falling when I
On Sussex Downs, where I was bred, In rains where autumn lanes are red, Where Aran tumbles in his bed And dusty gales go by. Where branches, bare on vert and glen
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