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This old house
The yard when we moved here was a tangle of phlox and ferns, a garden reluctantly abandoned by the old woman who lived here before us. Like...
Commonweal, 06/06/03 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Blueberry Hill - remembering summer job of childhood - Brief Article
We did not own a car, but I traveled each summer by Greyhound bus from our drab two-flat on the far south side of Chicago to Uncle Harry's farm in...
Commonweal, 08/17/01 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Comfort Me With Ivy - narrative - Brief Article - Column
I would find it "hard to live in such a house," the reporter writes. "I couldn't stand to be that crowded. There is no view from the kitchen. I...
Commonweal, 06/16/00 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Attention Deficit - meeting children's needs to have parents' attention - Brief Article
I n the annals of family photography, snapshot division, children were likely to be lined up, all of them urged to stand still and smile at their...
Commonweal, 11/05/99 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
The Last Word
If you love a book, Abuse it If you love a book, Abuse it A rare, serious housecleaning effort recently required that I move through the house,...
Commonweal, 05/07/99 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Mrs. Clayton's gift: there'll always be an Irish…
Writer Katharine Byrne tells an autobiographical story about an old, lonely widow whom she and her mother frequently visited when she was a child....
Commonweal, 03/12/99 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Spare me the details
A woman author relates how her son objected to her lengthy explanations of certain Latin liturgies. She also recalls how a grandaughter squeezed...
Commonweal, 01/30/98 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Sounds of summer
A woman describes the sounds she heard outdoors during summers as a child. Sounds came from vendors, pianos, record players and neighbors, rather...
Commonweal, 07/12/96 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Not all books are created equal: Orwell & his animals at fifty
'Animal Farm' is still relevant today because it teaches about the dangers of apathy and oppression. During his life, Orwell became distressed when...
Commonweal, 05/17/96 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication -
Taking umbrage
There is a tendency in certain sensitive individuals to be grossly offended by the actions of others. These 'umbrage-takers' may perceive ordinary...
Commonweal, 01/13/95 by Katharine Byrne · More from publication
