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• “A Son of the Celestial” Willa Cather Short Story Project • April 2021 Reminder

  By Chris Wolak on April 8, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Hi Everyone! Apologies that I’m a day late with the reminder post for our monthly Willa Cather short story and for being a bit MIA on the blog. School and spring yard work has been keeping me busy. I am… Read More ›

• “A Tale of the White Pyramid” Response Post WCSSP2

  By Chris Wolak on March 24, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  In “A Tale of the White Pyramid,” young Willa Cather tries her hand at historical fiction. Have you read this short story? What did you think? Egyptomania I was surprised by the Egyptian setting of a short story written by… Read More ›

• Lego ship in the library

  By Chris Wolak on March 22, 2021 • ( 6 )

  

  Library school is keeping me super busy. After seven weeks, I finally feel like I’m in a groove and not struggling to play catch up all the time. Last week I started my internship which is part of the course,… Read More ›

• “A Tale of the White Pyramid.” March 2021 Reminder • Willa Cather Short Story Project

  By Chris Wolak on March 3, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  This is a reminder that our story for this month is, “A Tale of the White Pyramid.” You can read it on the Willa Cather Archive here — https://cather.unl.edu/writings/shortfiction/ss021 — and also see images of the story as it appeared… Read More ›

• “Peter” Response Post WCSSP2

  By Chris Wolak on February 24, 2021 • ( 8 )

  

  Have you had a chance to read “Peter” by Willa Cather? As I mentioned in the reminder post for this month’s story, it was Cather’s first published story. It ran in the May 21, 1892 edition of The Mahogany Tree,… Read More ›

• The American Revolution and Access to Public Records

  By Chris Wolak on February 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Some of my reading this week for library school has focused on the historical and contemporary importance of records in American life. Archives have played a significant role in building a sense of national identity and in the creation and… Read More ›

• How the French Revolution Inadvertently Helped Create The Card Catalog

  By Chris Wolak on February 7, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Some big news in my life is that I’ve started library school. I’m pursuing a master’s in library science with a concentration in archives management. Classes just started on February 1st, so I’m one week into this new endeavor. I’m… Read More ›

• “Peter.” Willa Cather Short Story Project • Feb 2021 Reminder

  By Chris Wolak on February 3, 2021 • ( 7 )

  

  Willa Cather’s first published fiction was “Peter.” It’s our selection this month for the Willa Cather Short Story Project. #WCSSP

• Library Stop: Jones Library, Amherst, MA

  By Chris Wolak on January 31, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Until this weekend, we’ve had a mild winter here on the Connecticut shoreline. The one substantial snowfall I rejoiced over melted within days, and a couple weeks ago I felt the need to see some snow. There was only one… Read More ›

• “Lou, The Prophet” Response Post #WCSSP2

  By Chris Wolak on January 27, 2021 • ( 13 )

  

  This is a tragic story, so let’s start by talking about flowers. Have you ever seen a buffalo pea flower? I have not and never looked them up before today. There are a couple lovely photos of them in this… Read More ›

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