Shamshad Abdullaev’s very name was a confluence of cultures. A Persian first name (“a pine-like tree”), an Arabic last name (“A servant of God”), and a Slavic “ev” ending that simply means “of”. This ...
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
BAY HEAD — Sacred Heart Church welcomed two- and four-legged members of the community for the annual Pet Blessings ceremony on Saturday. In beautiful weather, with the sun shining down, more than 75 ...
Five years later the best friends say they are like a family and refer to themselves as the "heart mummies" and their children as the "heart babies". During a scan, at about 20 weeks pregnant ...