Suggested Readings

Woman with wax tablets and stylus (so-called "Sappho"), Naples Archeological Museum

Uneasy neighbors, part 1. Last month, I went to Washington, Illinois to conduct research and give a talk about a creative project I’m finally getting my hands around. The surprisingly lush, rolling prairie landscape of Tazewell County, the town of Washington’s old central square with its bandstand and gorgeous old buildings, and Dutch Lane just north of town will always maintain quasi-mythical status in my mind. M...