I can’t let February 2nd go by without noting James Joyce’s birthday. Yesterday I had the pleasure of reading his Dubliners short story “Araby” to 20 college students (all of whom, by coincidence, were male, which for this particular story seemed fitting): NORTH RICHMOND STREET being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour …
To celebrate this blog’s 100th post, I want to share with you a list of Favorite Books for Writers that we compiled here last August. The list grew from my original 10 to 37 (read the full comments for more information about the recommendations)
Tomorrow I want to get back into the rhythm of posting in the morning instead of later in the day. At the same time I’m glad that I was looking for something to write about after supper, because I saw that this is the last day that Great Potential Press is offering 30% off its …
This issue of The Writer arrived in my snail mailbox last week and has been sitting on my table, calling to me: As has this: And this: And this: This Monday, however, has plans of its own: a 7:15 a.m. PT appointment for dh morning red bean slow-cooker preparations to simplify dinner time a 10:15 …
A few months ago at the dinner table, our son mentioned that he had been reading about the movies based on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy (aka the Millennium Trilogy). For some mindless reason, I heard “Girl With a Pearl Earring” instead of “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” “I didn’t know there were …