Brothers Grimm — The Golden Bird
Three brothers who are total idiots ignore the advice of a kind fox repeatedly. Sometimes the moral of the story in the Grimm stories is hard to find.
Woodpeckers declare war on cars
How many cars would a woodpecker peck if a woodpecker could peck cars? The community of Riverlea is in the process of finding out. Stephanie Galluci told the Columbus Dispatch…
Brothers Grimm — Sweetheart Roland
Wicked step mother accidentally cuts off the wrong daughter’s head … then the other one turns into a duck to hide …
Fox News’ Peter Doocy attacked by bird on White House lawn
Fox News’ own Peter Doocy is just the latest in a string of worldwide attacks by birds against humans. Doocy had to duck to avoid a second attempt by the…
Edgar Allan Poe – Lenore
In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Lenore,” the grieving Guy de Vere angrily rejects the traditional mourning of a hypocritical community he blames for his young bride’s death, choosing instead to…
Book Review: Sunrise on the Reaping — by Suzanne Collins
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars While I found The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes interesting. And enjoyed it for what it was,…
Golfer ‘brutally attacked’ by magpie …
Well, maybe more “cutely” than “brutally,” actually.
O Henry – Gift of the Magi
Imagine sacrificing your most prized possession to buy your loved one something for Christmas. And they do the same. First published in The New York Sunday World on December 10,…