Essays & Features
- Writing, Memory, and the Renaissance
Andrew Leibs, July 2006
I have epiphanies, eventually. As I was writing the introduction to my second book, Sports and Games of the Renaissance, I began recalling cherished insights from my freshman year in college that time had somehow transfigured from imagination into action. more…
- Positive Exposure: the story behind my website photo
Andrew Leibs, July 2006
Many have asked about the great photo, and given the writing I have done on albinism lately, I thought I should provide the story behind the image. more…
- Artist with canvas
The Boston Globe, January 8, 2006
She’s a steady hand on Old Ironsides. CHARLESTOWN, MASS.– Maintaining the USS Constitution, a ship that has needed near-constant restoration since it was built in 1797, requires a blend of artistic talent, patience, and love of history. more…
- A passion for books brings men together
The Boston Globe, July 28, 2005
“Book group” isn’t a gender-specific phrase, but it’s close. Whether you go by pop culture references or sales, “book group” means women, from Oprah’s Book Club to the thousands of groups that gather at bookstores, libraries, and online, turning books into bestsellers. more…
- Coming to grips with growing possibilities
New Hampshire Union Leader/Sunday News, May 29, 2005
MY FRIEND CAROLYN knocks on my door and when I open it she extends her palm. I reach out and feel what she is holding; it’s the moist, dimpled skin of strawberries. She pops one in my mouth. more…
- A life measured by Tea
New Hampshire Sunday News, May 15, 2005
T.S. ELIOT, a poet whose very name conjures images (at least for me) of cups of tea and all its trappings, gave J. Alfred Prufrock the line: “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” more…
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