(courtesy Simon & Schuster) It’s easy to think that war and hatred, bigotry and violence are far more powerful than love and peace, joy and community. After all, the former are emphatically bombastic and loud; they look powerful, they appear menacing, bristling muscular energy of the worst, most destructive kind Continue Reading
Book review: Spring at Flora’s House by Freya North
(courtesy official Freya North site) Identity is a powerful driver for every person alive. Not all of us may acknowledge it outright, but whether we emphatically embrace the dogma of a religion, the fervency of fandom of a football team or we live and breathe artistic expression in all its Continue Reading