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Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Four years ago, I wrote an item on Lee Lee Simpson that was inspired by a conversation with her one evening at Lee’s Restaurant,...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick I wasn’t sure whether I should write to you because I am not sure my problem is really about manners, but here...

Excerpts

More of the saga. Today’s item is a reflection on several of its predecessors from across the last four decades. Three years after I began writing...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

The saga continues, again. Tomorrow, the Ides of March, is the 40th anniversary of the first “Excerpts,” during the writing of which I borrowed, coined...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick Friday, March 8, was International Women’s Day. In light of this, I think it is appropriate, and entertaining, to take a look...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

by Henry Lane Hull The saga continues. In the early spring of 1984, I was teaching Russian history at a university in Huntsville, Alabama. Throughout...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

The Rappahannock Record was founded in 1916, and from 1920 until he died in 1993 the publisher was J. Emory Currell. He insisted that...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick My husband and I were on the café deck of the Long Island Ferry when we had the pleasure of meeting two...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

One of the most significant figures in the modern history of the Northern Neck was a man who never lived here. His name was...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

As a rule, I think of myself as a person slow to frustration and, I hope, never to anger, but sometimes that is a...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

On Monday morning I received the joyously exciting news that I had won the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes, and I would be receiving the...

Because You Are Polite

by Ginger Philbrick My husband and I recently attended a local orchestra concert. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance; however, there was a gentleman seated behind...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

About 40 years ago, a college friend came to visit with his wife and two sons. I gave them a tour of the important...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

Bobby Covey is a mover, but not a shaker. He lives in North Carolina, and he comes to the Northern Neck when a job...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

With the onset of the New Year, a not-so-young man’s fancy turns to gardening. At home I think of attempting to move increasingly to...

Excerpts by Henry Lane Hull

The 1966 movie, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” has had a modern sequel over the Christmas holidays, which I...

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