“Mouth at the worm’s ear, Father said: We have loved each other, dear Willie, but now, for reasons we cannot understand, that bond has been broken. But our bond can never be broken. As long as I live, you will always be with me, child. Then let out a sob” George Saunders, Lincoln in the… Continue reading On Fathers, Sons and ‘The Prince of Egypt’
Category: Ancient History
On Bacchus and the Beast
“ ‘All present, Cap'n!’ responded the mate Opheltes, leading along the shore what he thought was a prize he had won in a lonely meadow, a boy with a beautiful face like a girl's. Their captive appeared to be staggering and struggling behind a drowsy, drunken stupor. I looked at his dress, his face and… Continue reading On Bacchus and the Beast