“No one will ever know the strength of the winds in the Great Hurricane of 1938, because they destroyed every instrument designed to measure them.” — R.A. Scotti, Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 Like a lot of folks,… Read More ›
This month’s library post features the South Glastonbury Public Library. Regular readers of this blog may remember that last month I shared photos of the East Glastonbury Public Library. When you see this sign on the main thoroughfare, obey that… Read More ›
Thank you! Well, here we are at the end of Phase One of the Willa Cather Short Story Project. Thank you to everyone who has participated over the last twenty months! Some folks like Kate and Robin have read along… Read More ›
I managed to read four 400+ page books for Sue of Book By Book’s Big Book Summer Reading Challenge.
This month we’re not going to read a short story by Willa Cather, but rather an essay by George N. Kates about the last story she was working on before she died. This piece, “Willa Cather’s Unfinished Avignon Story,” rounds out Willa Cather: Collected Stories that many of us have been reading from, as well as Phase One of this reading project.
Last week Laura and I were looking to go on a day drive. I also wanted to visit a new to me library and since most libraries in Connecticut are still either not open or running on limited hours due… Read More ›
Have you read “Tom Outland’s Story” this month? I’ve had a busy and somewhat tiring month and just got around to re-reading it this evening (at sunset, as captured in the photo above). As I mentioned in the reminder post,… Read More ›
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia was one of the most anticipated books of the summer. It’s a Gothic novel with classic creepiness, and although it’s a bit slow at times — as Gothic novels can be due to the element… Read More ›
“Tom Outland’s Story” is a stunning piece of writing about the West and of historical fiction. Don’t miss out — read it this month for The Willa Cather Short Story Project and enjoy some armchair travel to the Southwest and time travel to the late 19th-century.
A new Classics Club Spin was just announced and since I had good luck with my last CCSpin pick — The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett — I’m going for it again. Last night I was… Read More ›