Mariella Hunt#2 — Roses & ThreadElle trudges the battered sidewalks surrounding the market. She carries with firm hands a basket of colored threads for sewing.Oct 25, 2022Oct 25, 2022
Mariella HuntEvery spring we look into the flowerbeds, hoping to see their fluttering wings.Butterflies have enchanted poets and artists since the beginning of time. They are documented in field guides. We watch from April to…Jan 29, 2020Jan 29, 2020
Mariella HuntA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayThis is my first Hemingway novel. It’s a quick read and struck me for being so detached. The writing style seems indifferent by nature…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Mariella HuntThoughts While SketchingThis is not what I see. It’s what I think I see. But lack of sleep Has failed to keep The truth inside of me.Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018
Mariella HuntDavid Copperfield: The Call to ActionIn my final reflection on David Copperfield (for now), I want to muse on a paragraph which appears to me as a living, direct link to the…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
Mariella HuntDavid Copperfield: Escapism and BooksCharles Dickens’ David Copperfield is, in many respects, autobiographical. Readers see the protagonist in bleak situations, many of which…Mar 3, 2018Mar 3, 2018
Mariella HuntSuicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn WeingartenSuicide Notes from Beautiful Girls — the book title was clever. I’m not sure what I expected to find once I started reading. This is a good…Feb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018
Mariella HuntDavid Copperfield: Contrast of Summer and WinterParagraphs can be so telling. Here, I’m going to compare two passages from David Copperfield that made their way into my reading journal…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
Mariella HuntDavid Copperfield: IntroThe Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. This is the…Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018