Haunted Nursery and Pookas on Huff Po
What was that tapped my forehead in the middle of the night? Read more and weigh in: Varla Ventura on Huffington Post
What was that tapped my forehead in the middle of the night? Read more and weigh in: Varla Ventura on Huffington Post
I was five years old the first time I saw an apparition. I was half-asleep, the pre-dawn crickets had gone silent, and I was stirred into waking by a gentle pulling on my toe. When I opened my eyes I saw my paternal grandfather standing at the foot of my bed. He smiled. I slid …
Today is Charles Dickens’ birthday and it seems that the world has caught a new batch of Dickensian Fever with the publication of Claire Tomalin’s biography and a fantastic article in the latest issue of Smithsonian Magazine. I’m not going to attempt to give you the greater details of Dickens’ life or his life’s work …