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Response to “The Sculptor’s Funeral.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

By Chris Wolak on November 27, 2019 • ( 6 )

A short response to Willa Cather’s short story, “The Sculptor’s Funeral.”

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November Reminder: The Willa Cather Short Story Project

By Chris Wolak on November 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

November 2019 reminder for The Willa Cather Short Story Project and a heads-up about the Willa Cather Spring Conference next year.
Are you into witches? #WitchWeek2019

By Chris Wolak on October 31, 2019 • ( 2 )

Happy Halloween! If you’re into witches, you may already know about Witch Week. If you don’t, it’s a week-long reading celebration of fantasy novels and authors started six years ago by Lory at Emerald City Book Review. #WitchWeek2019 kicks off… Read More ›
Response to “A Wagner Matinée. The Willa Cather Short Story Project

By Chris Wolak on October 23, 2019 • ( 4 )

This story reminded me of A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich. In both stories a woman of culture and talent marries and moves to the Nebraska territory where her life becomes an endless drudge of mind-numbing and… Read More ›
Two Quick Willa Cather Reminders

By Chris Wolak on October 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

The Willa Cather Short Story Project The second Wednesday of the month is upon us again so it’s time for your monthly Willa Cather Short Story Challenge reminder. Our story for October is “A Wagner Matinée.” This story was first… Read More ›
Response to “Paul’s Case.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

By Chris Wolak on September 25, 2019 • ( 4 )

Of all Cather’s short stories, “Paul’s Case” is the one with which I’m most familiar. I won’t summarize the plot here since this post is intended for folks who have read the story. I am of the school that thinks… Read More ›
Review: Ain’t Nobody Nobody by Heather Harper Ellett

By Chris Wolak on September 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

This week’s Monday post is dedicated to telling you about Ain’t Nobody Nobody, a fantastic new mystery novel by first time author Heather Harper Ellett. It comes out tomorrow, 9/24.