A Winter Solstice story of 1907, when four women begin to tell stories around the fire. . . .

A Winter Solstice tale by an old Irish storyteller, maybe even believable . . .

A Winter Solstice tale of a peculiar kind of terror, this story was recently discovered (2011) among a collection of du Maurier's works completed around the age of 21. This story has mature themes.

We accuse Marvell of verbal assault and find that he was hardly alone.

What do we do with--how do we read--can we make us of--a classic and famous metaphysical poem which is also misogynistic?

The Waywords Podcast is back with new episodes beginning next week!

An introduction or review to the concept of irony in literature, helpful to those who want to better understand the "twist" ending to the story.

A reading of the short story in anticipation of our first full episode on the Kate Chopin short. story. “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.”

Carol Pearson's work following Carl Jung offers us a way to transform our understanding of our own lives, and also how we read the narratives we have so long been taught. I review her strategies for u

A reading of "Clarimonde," an appropriately creepy story befitting the tradition of Winter Solstice ghost stories. This story in French is titled "La Morte Amoureuse."