“So, did you cover it?” the man eyed me with the faintest trace of pity. “Well… I did, but you see, my trash bag fell off.” The man guffawed. Any pity was gone. “What?! Well, that’s something you don’t hear every day.” Wiping his eyes he added, “alright, let’s go outside; I’ll help you tape…
“All children, except one, grow up…” C. S. Lewis claimed that a good children’s book is one that can be enjoyed well past a person’s youth. The reason is because a good children’s book appropriately captures the balance between the simple and profound. It is able to fill one’s heart with wonder, joy, and tranquility,…
I think it's time we talk about three things: women, pride, and love. Recently, after a long, hot summer day, I was curled up on the couch absolutely engrossed in George Cukor’s 1939 film The Women. Based off of the play by Clare Boothe, the story boasts of an all female cast, and scrutinizes…
It was a glitzy little spot in the city, all lit up with laughing, bleary-eyed inhabitants, sipping cocktails, and moseying around. Jazz music played over the loudspeaker and you could hear the clink of glasses as people toasted their momentous nothings. The door opened and an enormous man, partially clad in uniform, entered. His head…
Gentle Musings 