We’re on story number three of the Willa Cather Short Story Project, “The Marriage of Phædra” from Cather’s first published collection of short stories, The Troll Garden. This is another story written in the style of Henry James. As some… Read More ›
It’s time for another Classics Club Spin. This is where members of the Classics Club create a list of twenty books from their main list that they’d like to read sooner rather than later. On a given date (Monday, April… Read More ›
Our story for April is “The Marriage of Phaedra.” This is the last of the three stories from The Troll Garden that Cather chose not to revise for inclusion in her second collection of short stories, Youth and the… Read More ›
The Willa Cather Book Club will meet to discuss A Lost Lady on Thursday, April 18th from 2-3 pm at the Book Club Bookstore and More in South Windsor, CT. Description from the Willa Cather Scholarly Edition: First published in 1923, A Lost… Read More ›
“The Garden Lodge” is the second story we’re reading in the Willa Cather Short Story Project. Last month’s story, “Flavia and Her Artists,” was about a woman of means who collects artists but has no artistic talent of her own… Read More ›
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Happy Vernal or Autumn Equinox, depending on where you are in the world! I enjoy both spring and fall, but what I love most is the changing of the seasons. Today feels like an auspicious… Read More ›
Last weekend I wrote about visiting Bill and Lois Wilson’s home in Katonah, NY. My wife and I arrived before the welcome center opened, so we drove to town to take a walk. Of course, we sought out the local… Read More ›