Ever tried doing something for the first time? Change a flat? Fix a leaking faucet? Ride a bike? Paint a wall? Hit a baseball? Dive off the high dive? It is unusual for someone to do an outstanding job of something they undertake for the first time. And, when such an exception occurs, all are [...]
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I suppose that it doesn’t seem like summer reading, but Elaine Showalter’s A Jury of Her Peers had me flipping pages as fast as any murder mystery could. Showalter tracks the history of women writers in America from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx, weaving together their personal stories with their artistic achievements to create compelling [...]
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After a lunch of mystery meat wedged between mashed potatoes and jiggly gelatin, I had filed into the seventh grade classroom to endure the second half of the first day of school. Mrs. Jones greeted each student with a book, a clever way to induce a period of tranquility as we settled at our desks [...]
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Does it seem to anyone else that summer lasted forever when you were a child? I can remember the delicious sense of anticipation, and the prospect of unknown adventure, on the last day of school before the beginning of summer vacation. In my young mind, it really did seem that a grand expanse of time [...]
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The Chi Omicron chapter of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is publishing a revamped version of their award-winning journal, The Vulcan Historical Review (VHR). Due out in July, this year’s VHR features a wide variety of historical topics as well as color photographs and a new [...]
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Writing about a former employer can be tricky and a little intimidating. But when he contributes regularly to the avid reader (such as myself) and does so well, it would be selfish of me not to share his creativity with others. So here it goes. James L. Noles Jr. is a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, [...]
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When I was a little girl, I was fortunate enough to have a parent who considered reading to be a magnificent gift, and due to this, my love of literature began very early. I was raised by my grandmother’s sister–my Aunt Nonnie. She was born in 1912 and grew up during the Great Depression. She [...]
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Are you feeling worn out from all the surges, stimuluses and tweets the last few months? Does it seem there’s just a little too much energy around us every day? I’m not talking about economic activity—we’re still in a serious slowdown as far as that goes.
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