The Heart of the Midwest/ John Steinbeck

The Heart of the Midwest/ John Steinbeck

To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.  The plows crossed and recrossed the rivulet marks. The last rains lifted the corn quickly and scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads so that the […]

Falling in Love/ Mark Twain

Falling in Love/ Mark Twain

Yes, I think I love him merely because he is mine and is masculine. There is no other reason, I suppose. And so I think it is as I first said: that this kind of love is not a product of reasonings or statistics. It just comes—none knows whence—and cannot explain itself.  And doesn’t need […]