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• The Street by Ann Petry

  By ChrisWolak on November 27, 2020 • ( 13 )

  

  Hello, Friend! It’s been a while since I’ve written here — almost a month! Usually, I aim to post at least once a week, but November was a busy month and a special project pulled a lot of my attention…. Read More ›

• Library Stop: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

  By ChrisWolak on October 31, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  Harriet Welles Turner Burnham (1856-1931) left money for the creation of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library in Glastonbury, CT. Enjoy this photo essay of the library’s external architecture.

• SUDDEN SEA: The Great Hurricane of 1938 by R.A. Scotti

  By ChrisWolak on October 10, 2020 • ( 5 )

  

  “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 ›

• Library Stop: South Glastonbury Public Library

  By ChrisWolak on September 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• The End of Phase One! The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By ChrisWolak on September 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• My Big Book Summer Challenge Wrap-Up

  By ChrisWolak on September 17, 2020 • ( 4 )

  

  I managed to read four 400+ page books for Sue of Book By Book’s Big Book Summer Reading Challenge.

• September 2020 Reminder for The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By ChrisWolak on September 9, 2020 • ( 6 )

  

  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.

• Library Visit: East Glastonbury, CT

  By ChrisWolak on August 31, 2020 • ( 7 )

  

  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 ›

• Response to “Tom Outland’s Story.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By ChrisWolak on August 27, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  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

  By ChrisWolak on August 16, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  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 ›

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