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mortas cine

First Word: Mortas Cine

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief

February 1, 2006 by 1 Comment

"One thing that explains more than anything about me is the fact that I'm Irish."  ~Eugene O'NeillIs there anything better than cuddling up with a good book? I was fortunate enough to have been brought up without television. Not because my parents were worried about it being a distraction from homework, but because Ireland was a bit behind the times. When we did get the … [Read more...] about First Word: Mortas Cine

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