If you've been following these weekly posts, you may have noticed that I'm not very concerned with selecting books that are hot right now. I'm playing catch up on my reading list, and I'm also reading in preparation to write my master's thesis. This week's book falls into that second category. My thesis will be … Continue reading Book a Week: A Ghost at Heart’s Edge, edited by Susan Ito and Tina Cervin
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March Ditty
I dashed off this little ditty at this time a year ago. Funny how appropriate it is this week. My feet need to be free Of boots Of shoes Of socks Though it's forty-eight degrees Rather than the weekend's seventy-three I painted my toe-nails orange cream And now they scream to be seen In open-toed strappy … Continue reading March Ditty
Goings On
I've been lax in posting here lately. Sometimes the number of things I have to keep track of gets overwhelming. So, I thought I'd mention some of what I've been busy with over the past month. In January, the first issue of Flycatcher: A Journal of Native Imagination went live. We've received some great feedback, … Continue reading Goings On
Book a Week: The Beauty of the Husband, by Anne Carson
In 2012, I resolve to read at least one book a week and to post my thoughts on the books I read here each Monday. I don't remember what led me to add Anne Carson's book to my "to-read" list. I'm sure it had something to do with the mixture of genres in this "fictional … Continue reading Book a Week: The Beauty of the Husband, by Anne Carson
Robert Lee Brewer: The New Definition of Editor
(I interviewed Robert Lee Brewer for an assignment in the Professional & Academic Editing course I'm taking this semester. I'm grateful for his generosity in taking the time to respond to my questions and for his permission to post my write-up of the interview here.) If you think of an editor as someone bent over copy with … Continue reading Robert Lee Brewer: The New Definition of Editor
