You might recall the old saying, “Good fences make good neighbors,” from studying the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” in school. First published in 1914, the iconic work …

On Christmas night, the river crested. Distracted by the holiday mood, we didn’t spend the day or our energies fretting about flood. But when all was quiet, the dark river rushed closer to its …

A few years ago, a certain couple I know got divorced. This isn’t big news, of course. Divorce is still fairly common in America, though the rate has been dropping in recent years (about 40 …

So much has changed this year, including the English language. To start off, we are in the “new normal,” as the cloying catchphrase goes. It is a slogan universally disparaged but …

The new year has arrived, and most people have declared new year’s resolutions for the year ahead. However, it’s not uncommon to hear about these resolutions being abandoned by the second …