Reading, Writing, Working, Playing

Back in 2022, I picked a collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham for the Back to the Classics challenge . I decided to read it sl...

First and foremost, Somerset Maugham is an exquisite writer. His prose has an elegant simplicity that is so moving and powerful.  Written in...

"Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?" Sir Toby Belch to Malvolio in William Shakes...