Michael Simms

In 1987, students gathered in front of the admin building angry over the corruption of the university’s board. The crowd was getting...

Today on the Classic Cars website, I saw an ad for a fully restored 1965 GMC pickup with a hard-shell camper hood, and I thought of Henry

Folk artist and quilt maker Harriet Powers (1837-1910) was born into slavery outside Athens, Georgia. She was married at 18 and gave...

A writer without a reader is an empty thing, a thumb without a finger to oppose it, a traveler without a companion. I was appalled by the...

In an Artist’s Studio One face looks out from all his canvases, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans: We found her hidden just...

I have a mild version of Asperger’s syndrome — also known as “high functioning autism.”

The origins of the world holiday known as May Day or International Workers Day. Originally a pagan holiday, the roots of the modern May...