Monthly Archive: July 2013

Pick it Up Already: The Little Prince Wake Up Call 2

Pick it Up Already: The Little Prince Wake Up Call

Five years ago, I studied abroad in China and met a guy who sat at the entry of the dormitory and practiced his English on me while I sat on the cold marble floor...

Word of the Week #20 0

Word of the Week #20

It was brillig, and Charles was looking forward to meeting Anita at the tea rooms.   brillig (noun)  1. Four o’clock in the afternoon – the time when you begin broiling things for dinner.

Featured Poem 7/1 – “The Children” 0

Featured Poem 7/1 – “The Children”

The Children by Eugénio de Andrade  translated by Atsuro Riley   Children grow in secret. They hide themselves in the depths and darker reaches of the house to become wild cats, white birches. One...