Articles written by Clarissa Caldwell

A review of five high quality clip art sites.

Aug 10, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Sustainable travel starts before you walk out the door: consider your mode of travel, your containers and your home appliances.

Jul 28, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

In Open Secrets, Alice Munro writes formulaic stories that begin with a mysterious sentence.

Apr 30, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Much of Vladimir Nabokov's Speak, Memory consists of non-linear moments, like a series of paintings.

Apr 30, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

George Orwell's essay, "Shooting an Elephant," has an amusing but tragic tone.

Apr 21, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Senator Charles McNary was committed to open space, agriculture and hydroelectric dams.

Apr 21, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

The poetry of Pablo Neruda conveys intense emotions through the four elements.

Apr 21, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

In the compilation, The Stories of John Cheever, the author writes about relationships in suburbia; sometimes they are comic, other times desperate.

Apr 21, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Chasing happiness around the block? Try slowing down, examining your life and mind, and unfolding into a joyful person.

Apr 21, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

David Foster Wallace, in his collection Girl With Curious Hair, explores the purpose and value of poetry.

Feb 5, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Is winter making you sluggish or sad? Try some of these techniques to improve your mood.

Jan 28, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

Forgiveness in Anna Karenina is a complicated affair; the act involves society, faith, friendship and self-interest.

Jan 20, 2010 - Clarissa Caldwell

This year, give those standard goals a twist by focusing on what really matters, rather than the words of all those mad-hatters.

Dec 30, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

Lydia Davis, in her story "Break it Down," breaks away from standard fiction techniques and delivers a different kind of emotional punch.

Dec 29, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

The Emigrants consists of four separate biographies - linked by each individual's somber struggle against a similar, painful past.

Dec 29, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

Tender is the Night, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, tells an unpredictable story about a man, his wife, and another woman.

Dec 21, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

Russian author Ludmila Ulitskaya writes poignant, telling descriptions of her characters in Sonechka: A Novella and Stories.

Dec 21, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

The Country Life initially reads like English "chick lit," but then the work takes meaningful and thoughtful turns, with a witty and humorous tinge.

Dec 10, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell

In Leonard Michael's novel, The Men's Club, a group of men get together, tell their stories and make a mess. The result is an unusual, pithy book with a dismal plot.

Dec 5, 2009 - Clarissa Caldwell