Even in grief and fear it is possible to dream
I am a storyteller, so let me tell you a story. In the spring of 1987 in the…
by Victoria Adams November 17, 2024
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by Victoria Adams November 17, 2024
Reflections on what “freedom” means.
First, I must admit that Independence Day often creates a deep sense of loss for me. As I…
by Victoria Adams July 4, 2024
Laughter in the field…
The laughter of children playing dances across the breeze. In the distance a dog barks and the warmth…
by Victoria Adams February 17, 2024
To be a Giver of Flight
I recently entered a poetry contest sponsored by a writers’ group of Facebook. The group has over 117,000…
by Victoria Adams August 14, 2023
Journey to the Heart of the Poem
During the week I spent going through my mum’s things a few years ago, I discovered a scrap…
by Victoria Adams July 2, 2023
Why ban the Giver, by Lois Lowry (1993)?
According to the information provided by Study.com (updated 9/22/2022) the following appears to be the case. NOTE: Banned…
by Victoria Adams June 18, 2023
The Generation Divide
This was another case of starting a post on social media and finding an article instead. There has…
by Victoria Adams August 7, 2022
What is Biblical Literalism?
Last week we explored a sense of what “Originalist” means in the field of Constitutional law studies. This…
by Victoria Adams July 10, 2022
What is an Originalist?
Originalism is a legal theory of interpretation. It is a viewpoint when seeking guidance from legal texts such…
by Victoria Adams July 1, 2022
Thoughts on 01-06-2021
In July of 64 CE, a fire ravaged Rome for six days turning seventy percent of the city…
by Victoria Adams June 12, 2022