Dylan and Caitlin Thomas had been guests of hers during the first part of their recent American visit, and now we were to be their guests over a long weekend. We set out in the late morning in a hired ...

Dylan Thomas knew the harsh truth that childhood is nothing but a myth. No matter how much we adults contrast our experience in the here and now against the glories of innocence and youth, most of ...

Sometimes it's the afterthought — not the thought — that counts. The Gettysburg Address? A two-minute addendum, by Lincoln, to someone else's lengthy speech. "Mack the Knife"? Added, last-minute, to ...