One thought at a time, or so I hope.

You know what single girls and young widows? Don’t you go marry an artist. “May tarnation strike them,” As the Ukrainians say. This is Chekhov’s…

“The peasants called up a picture of a free life such as they had never lived; whether they vaguely recalled the images of stories heard…

We treat you humanely, repay us in the same coin. What comes to mind when you read this? Who do you think would have said…

Have you ever been in a one-sided conversation with someone? You might have been the enthusiastic participant or the disinterested one. I apologize in advance…