When one hears the name Leprechaun, the common image conjured is likely something in the same vein as Lucky, the Lucky Charms Leprechaun - charming, upbeat, red haired and clad in green. Similarly, one would probably imagine some terrifying spectre, a demonic ghost whose screams cause the deaths of those who hear them when one says to imagine a Banshee. Yet these depictions, as well as of many...

The podcast version of this story can be found here.  Think back to how you felt when the world went on lockdown due to COVID-19. Do you remember the fear? The paranoia? The numbers steadily rising on TV? The uncertainty of it all? That constant feeling of dread? Now imagine experiencing COVID from the confines of a prison cell, where the information given to you about the virus comes from the...

Dr. Joyce Hinnefeld, associate professor of English and published writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, will retire this semester from Moravian University after 25 years of teaching. I sat down with her to chat about her life, career, and achievements. Hinnefeld welcomed me into her office with a warm smile, and her office was similarly inviting with its big bookcase packed with colorful covers....