“Harbours That Please Me Like Sonnets”: On the Pleasures of Literary Maps

By Julie Larios Let me tell you about a small map I have framed and hanging in my house. It’s from a book published in 1778; across the top of the map, in an elegant hand, it reads “Road from Dublin to Clonegall and Carnew.” Specifically, it shows the portion of the road from Rathdrum [...]

Two Potholders: What I Learned from Lynne Rae Perkins

by Virginia Duncan I am the proud owner of two potholders handmade by Lynne Rae Perkins. One of them is quilted; the other, woven. I adore them. They are the kind of potholders that beg to be used — both beautiful and utilitarian. But I can’t cook. I was one of those people you hear [...]