

Discover the Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden
My husband and I looked down at our sad miniature rose. "I don't think it's going to make it," Peter said. When Peter gave me the little...

Linda Borromeo
4 min read


Kate Greenaway: Staying True to Your Own Style
How do memories transform creativity and imagination? For artist and poet Kate Greenaway, childhood memories created a swirl of color,...

Linda Borromeo
7 min read


In Her Own Hand: What Book Treasures Came to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?
Credit: Charlotte Brontë by Evert A. Duyckinck, courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin The Possibilities of a Handwritten Name...

Linda Borromeo
4 min read


They Never Wearied of Stories: Discover a Surprising Children's Library
Painting by Helen Allingham What can the height of a table tell you? If you walked into a special children's library of long ago, a...

Linda Borromeo
4 min read


Mary Cassatt and the Vanishing Mural
On a cool autumn evening , Christie Edwards faces a life-altering decision. She is attending an awards ceremony at the 1893 Chicago...

Linda Borromeo
6 min read


A Spanish Princess, a Glass Dress, and a Creative Gamble
Actress Gloria Cayvan (left) and Infanta Eulalia of Spain Cinderella's fairy godmother created glass slippers with just a flick of her...

Linda Borromeo
5 min read


When a Viking Ship Invaded Chicago: Tales From the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
"Viking" by Hjalmar Johnssen (1898) vikingship.us A Shimmering World of Illusion One of the delights of writing historical mysteries...

Linda Borromeo
3 min read