Category Archives: Prose

At The Zoo: Birds & Other Celebrities

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

At The Zoo: Birds & Other Celebrities “Have you ever held a duck before?  Do you know how?” asked Tony B., the Animal Supervisor at the Central Park Zoo, early one Saturday morning.   As I shook my head “no,” Tony … Continue reading →

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Gardner’s Diary II (Photo Gallery)

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Click on each photo below for the “big picture” and a brief diary entry for each image.

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The Case for The Poetry Of Robert Frost

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

“No Memory of Having Starred Atones For Later Disregard:” The Case for the Poetry of Robert Frost Robert Frost, long out of favor in academe, has been undergoing a long and long-deserved revival.  While he once enjoyed the acclaim of … Continue reading →

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New Words for Old Vices

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

Relationshop.  Noun—”A liaison or romance based primarily on time spent together in Target, Home Depot, Crate and Barrel or browsing http://www.kennethcole.com. Passion centers on tag sales, Visa and Amex cards, return policies, and shipping costs. Disagreements over “mallard green” versus “absinthe” … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Twain

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Malcolm Farley

“Little has changed since Mark Twain offered this assessment: ‘Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.’” (from Timothy Egan’s Opinionater blog post “The Mirthless Senate” in The New York Times.)

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