It was nice to meet Neighbor Rosicky. If he seems familiar to you, it might because he’s based on the real life John Pavelka, husband of Annie Pavelka, who was Cather’s inspiration for Antonia of My Antonia fame. In that… Read More ›
Willa Cather
Reading Update #1 and A Dash of Digital Vampire
My 2020 reading is off to an excellent start. Mysteries, romance, a literary classic, outdoor adventure, and a dash of digital vampire. What I’ve Read The last book I started in 2019 was finished in 2020. This was The Hollows… Read More ›
January 2020 Reminder: The Willa Cather Short Story Project
Our last story of 2019 was the last story in Cather’s 1920 collection, Youth and the Bright Medusa. This month we kick off reading stories from Cather’s last short story collection published during her lifetime, Obscure Destinies (1932). “Neighbour Rosicky”… Read More ›
Response to "A Death in the Desert." The Willa Cather Short Story Project
Our final read of the year for the Willa Cather Short Story Project is “A Death in the Desert.” As I mentioned in the reminder post for this story, it was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in January 1903, then revised for… Read More ›
December Reminder: The Willa Cather Short Story Project
December 2019 reminder for the Willa Cather Short Story Project. We’ll be reading “A Death in the Desert.”
Response to “The Sculptor’s Funeral.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project
A short response to Willa Cather’s short story, “The Sculptor’s Funeral.”
Response to “Paul’s Case.” The Willa Cather Short Story Project
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 ›