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Articles by Charles Stanley Jr.
Pittsburgh's Orphans and Orphanages
The Home: One of Pittsburgh’s first charities, the Episcopal Church Home on the corner of Penn Avenue and 40th Street in Lawrenceville (now Canterbury Place), opened its doors and provided care for elderly women and the growing population of Civil War orphans in the 1880s. July 17, 2023 For as long as I can remember, every time my grandmother spoke of her childhood, it made me sad.
A Satiric End of the World
Bicycles of the Gods: A Divine Comedy, by Michael Simms. (Madville Books, $ 19.95) photo: Amazon June 27, 2023 What might the end of the world be like? According to Michael Simms in his debut novel, Bicycles of the Gods: A Divine Comedy (Madville Books, $ 19.95), it could happen a bit like a “screwball comedy” as he navigates a wacky scenario by using “apocalyptic satire” to boldly comment on the troubled state of the world.
Ramona Reeves wins Drue Heinz with First Collection
Home › Article › Ramona Reeves wins Drue Heinz with First Collection March 6, 2023 Take the mordant wit of Flannery O’ Connor, combine it with the stripped-down empathy of Raymond Carver, and you just might have something like It Falls Gently All Around and Other Stories. This debut collection by Ramona Reeves offers a window into the entwined lives of characters in Mobile, Alabama — a politically, socially and economically complex city that has been underrepresented in fiction to date.
Fitting into West Virginia
In writing, place can be both problematic and inspirational. Take James Joyce’s troubled relationship with his Irish homeland. Ireland’s Catholic, nationalist values were reasons enough for him to never enter his native land after 1912. And though he died in 1941, his masterpieces remain redolent of Dublin.
Charles Stanley Jr. - Hometown Hero: John Mulvaney
Seventy-seven years ago yesterday, on Feb. 22, 1945, Corporal John Mulvaney, a native of Catlettsburg, was killed in action while on a bombing mission in the Brenner Pass between Italy and Austria. John Mulvaney — “Jack” to his friends — was a strongly built, black-haired man who rarely spoke, but had good reasons when he did. One of eight children in an Irish Catholic family, he knew poverty well and appreciated the opportunity the Army had given him to improve his lot in life.
Valentine's Day memory - my mother wore a WW2 parachute wedding dress Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! On the evening of March 26, 1943, my dad was a lonely Army private who attended a church service in an unadorned chapel in Buffalo, New York. It was a Friday night, and most of his fellow aviation students were out on the town blowing off steam. He had opted to attend this religious retreat instead. Charles and Mary Alice Stanley, their newlyweds' first dance on their wedding day, Oct. 27, 1945.
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