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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Thoughts on Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima
“Why did Ultima have to die?” my student moaned. The answer I gave was vague and cynical, something along the lines of “She’s old. What do you expect?” Teenagers are famous for feeling shocked and betrayed when literary characters die. … Continue reading
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I am pleased to introduce the Storm Cloud Sweater (or the Thunderhead Sweater? I’m not sure yet). It’s the same as the Sunset Sweater – a basic child’s raglan rollneck – but in a different color: gray mixed in with … Continue reading
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The book that is my Achilles heel: pre-reading thoughts on John Milton’s Paradise Lost
As Bethany mentioned a while back, Paradise Lost was assigned during “independent learning week” in AP English our senior year. Fr. Murphy had to go out of town, something to do with him taking over as principal at another Jesuit … Continue reading
Pre-Reading Notes on Anna Karenina (by Bethany)
I haven’t given up on Paradise Lost – really I haven’t. For the last several weeks I’ve been preparing for the workshop I took this week, and now I have a deadline this Friday. After that, though, I want to … Continue reading
This is the end…of my posts about Kim Harrison’s Into the Woods
Yes, my friends, this will be my last post on Kim Harrison’s wonderful short story collection, Into the Woods. I’m sad that it’s over but relieved to be moving on to something else. I took a long time to finish … Continue reading
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Believe it or not, this is the second sleeve of the Sunset Sweater, and the final piece I need to make before I can start to piece the sweater together. I got a LOT of knitting done this weekend. I … Continue reading
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Postcards From Purgatory 