by Xianna Michaels | Jul 20, 2014 | Editorial
emma July 22nd is the birthday of American poet Emma Lazarus (1849-1887). She was the fourth of seven children in a Sephardic Jewish family whose New York roots went back to the colonial period. She was related to Benjamin Cardozo, Associate Justice of the Supreme...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 17, 2014 | Books
Books I love this book! Mindel is a wonderful book about a smart and a wise-beyond-her-years girl who is determined to save her family home, Castle Draconmere. I think this book is remarkable on so many levels. Thematically, the book brings together medieval folklore...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 16, 2014 | Editorial
amazon On my playlist are many songs from classical American Musical Theater. One of my favorites is a rousing production number from Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. It’s called “The Wells Fargo Wagon.” The townspeople of 1912 River City, Iowa, line up to await the...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 14, 2014 | Editorial
art I recently did a workshop in the first grade class of one of my granddaughters. I’ve done such workshops many times – on poetry, art, calligraphy, medieval manuscripts – with the emphasis dependent upon the grade level and the wishes of the teacher. I titled this...
by Xianna Michaels | Jul 12, 2014 | Books
Books Mindel and The Misfit Dragons was an amazing book. I love how she was so persistent and how even though the dragons looked to be misfits, they had a place where they belonged. I think that the moral is no matter how much it may seem that you’re a misfit, G-d...
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