I love to read and I love libraries, so every summer when my local library posts signups for its summer reading program, I’m one of the first in line. I started doing this when my kids were small, ostensibly to encourage them in their reading efforts (“Look at the great prizes you can earn, just… Read More Books! Books! Books!

Today I’m going to tell you a story about a man named Tony Beaver.  It’s an old story — a little known American folktale — in the tradition of Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and John Henry.  It originated in the logging camps of West Virginia over two hundred years ago, and was the inspiration behind… Read More The Legend of Tony Beaver

As some of you know, I recently tried my hand at running a candy business, which is the reason it’s taken me so long to get this blog started.