Q-Eye hears from Quaker songwriter, Carrie Newcomer, on The Next Right Thing podcast; drawing Friends in with books for newcomers; and colouring in well-loved phrases…
by Elinor Smallman
Moby’s first mate An avid fan of Herman Melville got in touch to remind Eye of the other side of the literary coin in his book: ‘Anne Adams (2 November) is right about the…
The influence of Friends Together we’ve been discovering Quaker quotes and references scattered throughout literature. However, Eye was fascinated to learn of the influence of…
Treasured questions When faced with a gaggle of cub scouts, how would you get them engaged with the Quaker message? Ruth Harrison went along to see how Aylsham Meeting tackled the…
Delightful discovery Eye’s literary challenge prompted Gerard Benson to write in with word of a warm, sympathetic portrait of a Quaker librarian in James Joyce’s Ulysses.…
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