It has been a wild two weeks and I have to admit I have fallen behind but for good reason. I am moving! It is official and even though I’ll be moving only about five miles away into downtown it’s still significant. The last couple of weeks I’ve been cleaning and packing, readying myself for…
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Reflection/Response: Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice
I have most recently finished Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. These two novels are classics of the western European literary tradition and question social status, class, and gender-related issues of 19th century England. I enjoyed both for different reasons and at the same time had my own complications with the two….
What to Expect: Book Reviews and Reflections
I plan on writing up some reviews/reflections on a few of the following books this month. I have yet to choose which ones from this list of what I am currently reading. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan Democracy, Culture and the Voice of…
Free Hand #90 (Sylvia and others)
The words in my mouth grow stale and I think of Sylvia, and think of Woolf how they countered so much sadness to keep on writing how hard it is to write, like Adrienne, like Austen, and Bronte to keep going until there is nothing left but words and passion. Thank you for reading…