Light in August by William Faulkner This was my first Faulkner novel. I’ve read short stories, but never a novel. I chose to read this because a group of fellow ... Read more

The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing I came across this novel as a teenager, struggling to write. You see, I had this intense desire to write, felt that I had ... Read more

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In The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate The Books That Matter Most To Them, Dorothy Allison explains how The Bluest Eye taught her the power of ... Read more

Yesterday, I made a list of topics–all related to writing–that I’d like to cover in this blog. I was amazed at how long the list was–and inspired. As a result ... Read more

Emelita and I have this standing date every three weeks. Every third Sunday, she attends my yoga class and then we meet at Border’s Books to read as much of ... Read more

I read An Enemy of the People via DailyLit.com. This is a site where you subscribe to a book and receive a bite-sized chunk of reading each day. This play ... Read more

Apotheosis. I’m not sure what the importance of this word is, but it does occur once in the very beginning and then twice at the end, which hints at significance. ... Read more