Category Archives: Books and Prose

We begin with a patriotic bedtime story and conclude with Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts on the bald eagle vs the turkey.

A children’s story on the exhaustion of staying still.

A moral story warning children against repeating bad things that they hear about others.

“I am going to tell you about the little bird Elizabeth has.”

Introducing a 20th century children’s book author behind an upcoming project.

Reprinting six (very) classic quince recipes from an 1733 cookbook…

“Why is it, said a friend to me one day, that the factory girls write so much about the beauties of nature?”

“Emily, you make me tired. Now stop it. You’re pretty enough for all normal purposes.”

Reviewing a Pokémon novel/strategy guide from 1999.

Justin uses Justina to prove that life imitates art about life.

“[S]trong power of attraction for the opposite sex, and pleasant adventures ending in a happy love affair.”

“‘Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold,’ said the angel, ‘is offering more meet for the Christ Child than these pure Christmas Roses.'”