Correspondence school with cartoonist Howard Cruse: How I met my late mother through their letters
When I picked up the phone to call Cruse — always Howie to me — the most important thing I knew was that he had known my ...
Author Elaine Garvey: When I was a teenager, you couldn’t be ‘easy’ but you couldn’t be ‘frigid’ either. Whatever you did was wrong
The debut novelist on her hotly tipped book, The Wardrobe Department and how she doesn’t know what she thinks about something ...
How the Shipping Forecast became a beloved British tradition over the last century
The famous Romantic poet John Keats would have understood ... which is so embedded in our psyche that lots of people say it ...
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The Massive Used Bookstore In Maine Where You Can Lose Yourself For Hours
Welcome to the Big Chicken Barn Books, a literary paradise in Ellsworth, Maine. Picture this: you’re cruising down Route 1 in ...
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9 No-Frills Steakhouses In Oregon That Are Totally Worth The Drive
If the Cowboy Dinner Tree is the rugged, unshaven cousin of the steakhouse world, then Brickhouse in Bend is its ...
Eight of the most romantic poems to read to your love this Valentine’s Day
Closely aligned to the theme of romantic love is that of desire, and across the centuries poets have written about the ...
Valentine’s Day love letters: poems to celebrate the love of your life
Seamus Heaney’s love-poem to marriage, The Skunk, combines exile and erotica, moving from an American wilderness image ...
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The ideal bedtime for your child as warning issued over lack of sleep affecting mental health
If your family is a fan of fizzy caffeinated drinks, heavy meals or anything spicy, this could have a knock-on effect on bedtime. Chelsey explained: "In addition to the usual factors that impact ...
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Valentine's and Beyond With This Weekend's Recommended Events
Beyond scoping out the museum’s fascinating exhibits and learning about prehistoric mating behavior, enjoy music in the Great ...
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The Poems of Maya Angelou: A Romantic History
As the season of love approaches, many express their affection through chocolates, teddy bears or love sonnets and poems ... not solely the romantic depictions we are commonly shown.