Wool gathering means indulgence in aimless thoughts or daydreaming. It also means gathering wool that was stuck on briars from sheep. This is from the 1550s but more likely used in today’s world as ...

The Ambassador of The Village and I were out on one of her rounds to greet her constituents. It was a slow day for greetings when we stopped at the mail kiosk to collect our solicitations and bills.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick At the Baryshnikov Arts Center, an adaptation of Smith’s poem-memoir “Woolgathering” features Smith reciting, others dancing and a ...