SLC Cemetery 2018 Photos by Alina Happy Hansen Salt Lake City Cemetery is one of my favorite places (out of the very few in Utah). A few times a month I will go up and visit the cemetery and take a long leisurely walk around the grounds. I’ve been doing this for over six years…
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A Brief History of Halloween (Samhain)
I’m three days late but here is my first post about Halloween! For me, the entire month of October consists of celebrating Halloween (Samhain) whether by building an altar, watching scary movies or carving pumpkins. This is a great time of year to celebrate the changing of seasons and have a bit of fun! Halloween,…
Review of “Beyond Gatsby” by McParland
I have finally finished Robert McParland’s “Beyond Gatsby: How Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Culture” I loved this book completely. I do already have a serious interest in the 1920’s when it comes to literature, art, and music but McParland’s writing style and tone really pulled me in. I found…