by Jane Percy | Jun 18, 2025 | posts
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is arguably the most often performed play in the canon and the subject of an endless array of scholarly papers. So it’s not surprising that many of its most famous lines are still in use today. A few come to mind: “Brevity is the soul of wit” (Act...
by Lisa Brownell | May 30, 2025 | posts
If someone asked me, “Do you believe in ghosts and the supernatural?” I would reply, “Of course not! Well — not really.” A longer, more truthful answer would be, “I’ve never seen a ghost or anything even close to that description, but I am interested in ghost stories...
by Bethe Dufresne | May 19, 2025 | posts
In April it was “The Great Gatsby,” and in August it will be “Moby-Dick.” Amazingly, in a world increasingly defined by technology, people are still occasionally gathering in person to read literary classics aloud. On April 10, the Library of Congress hosted a public...
by Maura Casey | May 6, 2025 | posts
For five years I have been immersed in various stages of writing “Saving Ellen: A Memoir of Hope and Recovery.” Yet the act of writing a book, and now having written one, is a constant revelation. I am in new territory. During my decades-long career at four...
by Susan Kietzman | Apr 22, 2025 | posts
Last week, I gleefully attended the book launch for Saving Ellen, a debut memoir by fellow Mystic Writer Maura Casey. Why gleefully? Two reasons: one, I’m wildly excited for Maura, who has worked and waited for this moment; and two, it wasn’t my book launch. Does this...
by Carol McCarthy | Mar 22, 2025 | posts
Remember that old phrase used when someone unintentionally uttered a rhyme? “You’re a poet, and you don’t even know it.” Despite accidental harmonizing, I am not a poet, and I do know it. I’ve made my living as a writer and editor, largely at newspapers, and currently...
