Tag: literature

On Re-Reading Books from High School English Class

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

A Facebook post from a friend has inspired me to create a small list of books from high school English class I want to re-read.  I have already completed the first of five on a shortlist that includes a couple of books which I wished I read in school, but was never on the curriculum.  […]

Saying Goodbye to Oprah

Posted on by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Today, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 is the day that Oprah airs her last show.  I have watched her show on and off quite a bit over the past 25 years.  I was only a little girl – 7 years old – when the show first began.  I recall her early shows being more controversial, maybe […]