old bags |
My daughter says that people think I'm gay because my book jackets say I live with my partner which is code word for Lesbian lover. My gay sister-in-law (partner's sister) says so what if that's what ...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:05:00 GMT |
Science Fiction |
I'm reading a science fiction novel for my book group. Usually we read international novels. We went through a long Middle Eastern phase. We read several Turkish novels. We read several Indian books. ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:03:00 GMT |
Chuck, Trungpa and Figuring Things Out |
Trungpa says that religion is like trying to put a very large thing into a very small box. Chuck says that he doesn't know what the heck is going on, but he does know that the most any of us are ever ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:01:00 GMT |
mexico |
In the morning, a thousand roosters crow.
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:00:00 GMT |
Gardner's Rule of Point of View |
This is what John Gardner says about point of view : you can do anything, just as long as it works.
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:52:00 GMT |
Strip Show |
When I was a kid in South Carolina we used to go to the fair, and there was a dead baby stand, with fetuses floating upside down in formaldehyde, and freak shows and there were strip show booths. Ther...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:47:00 GMT |
Listening to the Torture Debate |
Today I said to my son that it's surprising someone hasn't gotten hold of a nuclear bomb yet and blown us all up. I don't know why I talk like this in front of my children. It's no wonder they're full...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:40:00 GMT |
Sister Agatha and the Danger of Reading |
I wonder sometimes if my old Sister Agatha didn't serve me well by warning me against reading too much--- you know what can happen if you read too much of the wrong thing? You could get pregnant. You ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:59:00 GMT |
Not a Trashy Novel |
Tracy told me apologetically that she read my first book, and she could hardly put it down. She said she didn't usually read trashy novels. I beg your pardon. Well, i...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:42:00 GMT |
leave the kids alone |
I was never encouraged to read as a child. I never heard of Caldecutt or Newbery. I never saw a reading list. I read randomly. I read classics and trashy novels. I read plays and books of cartoons. I ...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 11:39:00 GMT |
