

Jeff Wells
Joined: Jun 2, 2015
Jeff Wells is a freelance writer and English teacher. He’s a warrior of the casual sports league circuit, with titles in soccer and volleyball and a host of nagging injuries to boot. He also has a softer side that includes writing poetry and walking his French bulldog, Ruby. His current fascinations include the Civil War, German beer, and making the perfect omelet.




Discover the controversy behind Hemingway’s classic novel, ‘A Farewell to Arms,’ as well as the inspiration for the title, the real-life love story that influenced the book, and how Bach inspired the author.
In a state where everything's bigger, H-Town looms particularly large.
Technically, only the figures that function as water spouts are actual gargoyles.
Leo Tolstoy's epic novel is the literary equivalent of a marathon and features a battle scene that goes on for more than 20 chapters.
Waterbeds were once a coveted "fluid fixture" of bedrooms—until, suddenly, they weren't. So who or what led to their demise?
They might not have the name recognition of apple or cherry pies, but perhaps these pies could stage a comeback.
There’s a lot more to Arizona than just cacti, arid climes, and the Grand Canyon.
"Everybody knows Two Rivers invented it," one resident said. "That’s why we’re all so fat here. We eat a lot of them."
These famous siblings changed the way we view everything from science and art to sports and literature.
What would it be like to be a quarter of an inch tall? Moviegoers in the summer of 1989 were eager to find out, and turned 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' into a hit.
Philip Pullman's modern retelling of 'Paradise Lost,' which is now an HBO series, has weathered its fair share of critics.
Bacon is everywhere these days: You can find it in ice cream, coffee, cupcakes, chewing gum, candles, lip balm, and even deodorant. As it now saturates every corner of the market, it’s worth looking at the origins of this smoky, salty food.