Madeleine L’Engle “But they never learned what it was that Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which had to do, for there was a gust of wind, and they were gone.” –A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle passed away last night, leaving us with over 60 published works, including some of the most enjoyable science… Continue reading Madeleine L'Engle 1918-2007
Month: September 2007
Vox Hunt: Writing – My Favorite Writer
Show us your favorite writer. Favorite living writer: Bill Bryson Favorite not-living writer: (“dead” sounds too harsh and sad still) Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Book Design: Half of a Yellow Sun
I’ve been wanting to read Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for many months. Almost immediately after it was published I started seeing all sorts of rave reviews, from a variety of reputable sources. It also won the Orange Prize for Fiction. That’s why I was very startled in Barnes and Noble… Continue reading Book Design: Half of a Yellow Sun
Mini-Review: Palm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut
Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage Kurt Vonnegut This weekend I finished Palm Sunday. I started it right after Kurt died and have been slowly savoring it every since. It was easy to spread it out because it’s, as he says, an autobiographical collage. It includes many gems; it was great fun to read some of… Continue reading Mini-Review: Palm Sunday by Kurt Vonnegut
Polysyllabic Spree – August 2007
Books Purchased: Books Purchased August 2007 Books Read: Books Read August 2007 I did really well with not buying so many truckloads of books this month. Also, of those three books, I’ve already read two (Clementine and Thunderbolt Kid) so I only added one new book to my heaps of books that need to be… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – August 2007
Yod Hunt #4 Entry
Yod Hunt # 4 2 comments I tried to make my desk look as natural as possible. Egg – 2 eggs over easy Cat – The Daily Kitten on my computer screen Bubble – 2 packs of Juicy Fruit bubble gum (by candle) Kid – Framed photo of my little brother Computer – My iMac… Continue reading Yod Hunt #4 Entry