Picture a supernatural being of diminutive human form and possessing magical powers.  What do you call this magical personage?  A...

        The American Sunday-School Union was the most prolific publisher of children's books in nineteenth century America (which giv...

        Juvenile fantasy has been a hot genre since the success of Harry Potter, and I couldn't be more delighted.  I used to think I...

        You can probably guess that this linoleum cut was done by Pablo Picasso.  (I made fun of Lord Dunsany 's long name, but it ...

        Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) dabbled in many genres, particularly horror and mystery.  (His work was influential in multiple genres,...

        I was thinking about maps and unexplored territory the other day, and the exciting and romantic phrase "Here be dragons...

        Antonio Frasconi (born 1919) was raised in Uruguay and moved to the USA in 1945.  He worked as a gardener and as a guard at an ar...

        The names of fictional characters are significant in all genres, and the best ones always help the reader form an impression of the...

        I just dropped off a few pieces for a group show leading up to Natick Artists Open Studios, and I've already started the first ...