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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Teen Bird
On 15 June I wrote about a family of mockingbirds that had roosted outside my laundry room window. I think it only fitting that I tell what has been happening of late with them. First, they only had one chick … Continue reading
The Trouble with Writing and Reading
You have to sit still while you do them. There is always the option of listening to books on tape, and when they are well done, it’s great. But I don’t have a lot of books on tape, and I’ve … Continue reading
“So it goes.”
Since there isn’t anyone reading this blog, I think I will please myself alone and write about MY writer, the writer who wrote things for me, though he may not have known he was writing for a chubby girl in … Continue reading
Distracted
So…the other day I was feeling pretty lousy. (I will not go into why.) I was in the midst of some daily chores. There was a little dish of peanuts left out from the night before, and I was taking … Continue reading
“Write What You Know”
It’s the first and last rule of writing classes, but in the words of Montaigne, “What do I know?” That’s one of the problems with the rule, one of the mysteries (if I put it more properly). Writers don’t really … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Money, reading, The Great Gatsby, Writing
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Well, It’s Over!
The Bookish Affair 2017 just wrapped, and before the Crazy Squirrel and Kahlua kick in, I must blog about a book our outstanding keynote speaker Robert Wilder mentioned. You guessed it–The Great Gatsby. I’m planning to do two different entries … Continue reading
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Master Class
Perhaps you suspect you are about to read about F. Scott Fitzgerald. Good guess, but no. I will write about that incomparable work soon, but here I am going to write about a book I fell in love with when … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Bookish, Film, Narrative, THe Princess Bride, Writing
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The Mystery
On Friday, 23 June, I am going to be giving a special presentation on E.M. Forster’s lovely little novel A Room with a View and the Merchant/Ivory film of the same title. I can hardly wait. So…before I do the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Room with a View, Bookish, english, Film, literature, Love, Women
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Landing It
Recently John Grisham was on the television talking about writing. He has that look of money, a perfect haircut and expensive suit, and he stated that he did not start a book until he knew exactly how it would end. … Continue reading
Choosing Ebenezer 