Category Archives: reading

watching the sea

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

My writing group just finished reading Colm Toibin’s collection, The Empty Family. Although some people in the group loved it, I didn’t. I’ve started giving away the books I know I won’t read again, and this one will be sent … Continue reading →

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reading 11.19.11

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Although I note here what I intend to read and why I chose it, at the moment, here’s what I’m actually reading: 1 - The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. I bought this hardback book … Continue reading →

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scheduling time

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

I adore this portrait of May Sarton. I used it in a blog post on August 8, 2009. I also used some of the same quotes, but I had a very different reaction to them two years ago.  There is nothing … Continue reading →

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summer car trips

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

“When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said … Continue reading →

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roswell reads

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Roswell, Georgia, a small city rich in history on the north side of Atlanta, chose Robin Oliveira’s first novel, My Name is Mary Sutter, as their Sixth Annual Roswell Reads Selection. At a reception for Robin Friday night, which included … Continue reading →

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marking your spot

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Although I cannot read a book without a pencil or a pen in my hand, I cringe at the thought of folding down a page. So when I read, in addition to something to write with, I must have something … Continue reading →

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beach music

Posted on September 28, 2010 by
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just because you can’t remember

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

In The New York Times “Sunday Book Review,” with a very cool cover by Maira Kalman, James Collins wrote the essay at the back, “The Plot Escapes Me,” on whether there’s a point to reading books when we can’t remember … Continue reading →

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odd disjointed pieces at strange times of the day

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

“There was one last book to write and the summer to be lived through. She worked on the book in a desultory manner, writing odd disjointed pieces at strange times of the day, dating them like journal entries, although they … Continue reading →

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some saturday morning fun

Posted on June 26, 2010 by

with new pages! #1: What’s in it for me? #2: What’s happening? #3: What’s in a cover? I’ve subscribed to One Story since 2004. Plus, I try to subscribe to 3-4 other literary journals. And I mix it up from … Continue reading →

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