Author Archives: D.R. Slaten

Alas, poor Yorick. And by Yorick, I mean me.

Source: Lamenting Shakespeare

When I was a teenager, I didn’t get Shakespeare. I groaned aloud in class when we had to read any of his plays—save for Romeo and Juliet. Maybe because the lovers were around my age. Or maybe…

Source: Shakespeare—Bard of the One-Liners

One Including collaborations with others, William Shakespeare authored approximately 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems. His works have been translated into every major living lang…

Source: Five Fast Facts About William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is known for asking, “To be or not to be…that is the question.” Well, answering that question would take an infinitely long time to answer. Time this blog post canR…

Source: To Read or Not to Read

It’s a ritual of mine to sneak away from my desk in the afternoons during the spring and summer. I take a walk around the Capitol, past the Supreme Court, and down to Union Station. Every summer, t…

Source: Patiently Waiting for the Green of Spring

If I told you my favorite color is green, I know I wouldn’t be alone. I read JT’s post and I KNOW I am not alone! We share a childhood genesis of our love. The color is intertwined with…

Source: The Green Jewel

Green.  Merriam-Webster lists several meanings such as, “Fresh, New”, “pleasantly alluring” and the ideas of youth.  Although green is not my favorite color, that’s bl…

Source: Green is the Color of Change

A couple of decades ago, my dad was visiting a foreign country and observed over the course of a week that the driving conventions were…different…from what we mostly encounter in the U.…

Source: Green Means Go, Red is a Color

I discovered my favorite color when I was four years old. During summer break from school, my grandmother would set up a table for me in our small dining room in front of two windows. The golden su…

Source: My Favorite Color

No one who knows me will be surprised by the second part of this title. LOL! I mean, afterall, I often sign off as “Hugs, Loves, & Peanut Butter” on books and posts. Peanut butter i…

Source: Chocolate & Peanut Butter