Literature

Lionel Shriver: A heart so White

Shriver Lionel’s most recent essay had me thinking: “A heart so white.” No, this hints at nothing racist on my part. Simply, I thought her a coward. One who represents much of the older generation that sits on the current throne—to include the literary one. [1]

Literary Prizes

Another day, another literary Prize. I think I’ll just say that since I can think of many great writers in the past century who…

Watchful and Natural Guardians (Call Your Mother)

Day 152 of A Year of War and Peace

All That Is Moving And All That Is Not

Day 97 of A Year of War and Peace

A Thank You to Harper Lee

Dear Miss Nelle Harper Lee,

You are beautiful, and you are still a saving grace to many people. People you knew, people you didn’t, people who cried onto a page crinkling the paper. I know you, and I believe you knew of me, of the lives you changed.

The English Student.

If I haven’t already said that I now do an English degree: I am studying for an English degree. Someone said to me the other day that they were torn between history and English but eventually decided that with English they didn’t really see the point. ‘What is the point?’ they asked. ‘That…

We talked about in the email. The idea we could create a menu of text choices.

For my children’s literature class getting involved in #walkmyworld they are going to look at where they have been, where they are, and where they are going through fables, stories, bios, and myths.