During Rip’s long hibernation, his mouth had “grown together,” and that “if necessary, the mouth will be opened by an operation.” (It’s not clear whether this happened or not.) Thing we were happiest ...

I thought I would take a shot at making a parallel to one of my favorite children’s books with Rip Van Winkle. Now, I know what you are thinking, and no, I don’t love this story because it is ...