Of Amulets and Talismans/ Anton Chekhov

Of Amulets and Talismans/ Anton Chekhov

  The work of Anton chekhov is considered the bible of short stories. Some writers read one every day to enjoy the brief accounts by this classic Russian author who was also a doctor.   Chekhov wrote more than two hundred short stories. I recommend this practice to all my readers and friends.  The following […]

Oranges and Lemons 
Author: Julio Romero de Torres

The Gypsy Woman/ Victor Hugo

A few days ago, I was at the Mosque in Cordova, Spain. The impressive ceilings rest upon a forest of nine hundred marble-and-jasper columns crowned with semicircular arches made of alternating stripes of white stone and red brick. It rendered the massive nave stunning beauty. In 1236, the Christian Kingdom of Castile conquered the Andalusian […]