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Category Archives: LITERATURE
LITERATURE:At Swim-Two-Birds – Delight
I am so very glad that I was intrigued, embarrassed, teased, intimidated, and frankly pushed into continuing on with this novel. It is a true delight for the mind and ear. They also did not hesitate to promise him sides … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Damn.
Vonnegut died. Continue reading
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LITERATURE & WRITING: At Swim-Two-Birds -Voices
Getting back on track here with the literary life; spring birdsong and sunny evenings albeit cold can overcome the deepest down of soul. Voice is a bit of a question; voices often come from characters themselves if that is their … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: At Swim-Two-Birds – Diversity
Made myself take some time out from trying to justify (or rather, discover the obvious) the spending of $100k against a house the fiduciary claims to want to buy for $264k today to do some reading. What a delightful point … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE & WRITING: Huh?
Boy, it was only four o’clock in the morning and already a couple of things got me going. This one’s about the term "literary fiction" and its various misconceptions. I’ve posted here before about this subject, as have more intellectual … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE & WRITING: Direction
Sort of light on the posting here today but that’s because I’m busy sulking. On the lit front, I’m trying to pick out something to read even while I’m continuing O’Brien (now that I’ve finished Barthes’ Pleasure of the Text, … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: At Swim-Two-Birds – Connections of Characters to Authors
In this epitomy of metafiction, we’re bound to get lost if we wander too far away for too long. O’Brien makes sure that we don’t: Trellis’s dominion over his characters, I explained, is impaired by his addiction to sleep. There … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Reading Like a Writer
Love this; in illustrating close reading (and at the same time, pointing out writing excellence), Francine Prose takes apart Paul Bowles’ story A Distant Episode, describing it as "the literary equivalent of a kick in the head." The tale concerns … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: More Adventures
In buying. The Farmington Library is having a book sales starting tonight. I’ve never been to this one so I’m not sure if I’ll spring for the three-dollar admission fee for early browsing tonight or wait till tomorrow morning. Most … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Glimmer Train #55 – Finale
Well I read The Open Door; I wish that anyone who’s read this and liked it will be kind enough to comment here. The voice was terrific in the old storytelling way. And supposedly we’re left wondering about the open … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Glimmer Train #55 – Rambling
This final story, The Open Door by Laurence deLooze is an example of something that’s been bothering me lately in many instances of currently published contemporary short fiction; it often rambles on and on, flaunting all the rules of making … Continue reading Continue reading
LITERATURE: Glimmer Train #55 – Some Not So Great
This particular issue had a majority of good to excellent stories, well written, innovative and interesting. But there were a couple not so great. Men in Brown by Joan Connor is about a woman’s fantasies about her UPS man, and … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: Glimmer Train #55 – Two Good’uns
Both of these struck me not only for their story, but for noticeable fine technique. Which, yeah, you’re not supposed to notice but as a writer–and I’m sure Francine Prose would agree–you do indeed notice and if you can, admire. … Continue reading Continue reading
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LITERATURE: When the Going Gets Tough…
VS. A comment below my post on my intention to skim through the rest of At Swim-Two-Birds has brought me up short. Here I was, railing against libraries that refuse free classics as inventory, and students who think skating … Continue reading
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