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And from the roots, of which we stand,Are we the greatest in the land?Are we the ones to make seas calm?Refreshing nations with our balm,Of [...]

Magic lifts off the pagesLike many sparrowsAs words become aliveDreams in surreal imageryAre written in languagesCreated for flightRains [...]

“To a child growing up in WASP America, with parents who had funny accents, feeling good about being an Italian Jew was a great gift. But [...]

I stand in heaven with my eyes closed; While dancing with the King: Aromatic as the Cherry Tree; With a breath of new-born spring. I’ve [...]

Although the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, the act’s 2012 renewal was opposed by [...]

According to the Innocence Project’s estimates, between 2.3 percent and 5 percent of all U.S. prisoners are innocent. Considering that [...]

Families can be complicated and in the hands of a skilled mystery writer, untangling those bonds can make for a fantastic read. Two that [...]

A thousand days as President;A thousand days in power.A thousand days of sorrow;A thousand troubles, by the hour.A thousand dreams are lost [...]