“Welcome to my house! Come freely. Go safely. And leave something of the happiness you bring!” For over 100 years, Count Dracula’s welcome has been gratefully accepted into our cultural imagination. Although not the first vampire story in literature, there is no doubt that Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel is the one that has had the…
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It seems like just about everyone claims to have Irish Heritage these days, but exactly who is and who isn’t? When even Barack Obama (or should that be O’Bama??) is talking about his Irish roots, how can we tell a proper Irishman or woman from a wannabe? Hollywood is full of the Irish – you…
By Crooked Cat author, Val Penny
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