Last Saturday was the vernal equinox, the time when light and dark come into balance before, in the Northern hemisphere, the light begins to expand and grow leading up to the summer solstice. We arbitrarily mark this day as the first day of spring. As with other such global, astronomical events, it's an important holiday … Continue reading Emerging, Changing – Poems for the Spring
Month: March 2021
Forgotten But Not Gone: Edna Ferber’s ‘So Big’
For my birthday in January, I received a message from my brother, Paul, informing me that my birthday present might be a few days late. "Okay. No worries," I replied, curious but not concerned. And yet when the package arrived, I had not envisioned a behemoth of an old book by an author I'd never … Continue reading Forgotten But Not Gone: Edna Ferber’s ‘So Big’
In Praise of the Try-Hards: ‘The Other Bennet Sister’
It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone is the protagonist of their own story. (And also that any writing about Pride and Prejudice must re-create a version of its famous first line.) Shortly after writing my post of "unanswerable questions" and "roguish speculations" about Pride and Prejudice, wherein I shared my sympathy for poor, … Continue reading In Praise of the Try-Hards: ‘The Other Bennet Sister’
The Wheelhouse Project: Setting
"Setting" is the last of the four "Doorways to Reading" for us to discuss, the doorways being librarian Nancy Pearl's break-down of what draws readers into a book. In books with a vibrant setting doorway, readers feel taken in and entranced by the world of the book itself, whether that be a mining freighter in … Continue reading The Wheelhouse Project: Setting
Dogs, Coffee, & Books 