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Category Archives: literature
New Novel
(My new novel – this one is number three – was born last night. Here is the first stab at the opening paragraphs. Working title: Because It Is Beautiful.) She was forty-two when her husband died. Both of her … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, creative writing, fiction, literary fiction, new novel, novel, novel in progress, prose
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Interview With Sarah Lantz, part III
SCQ: I’m sure it will be. But, let’s go back to your class. You said that your students are getting an education. Can you be just a little more specific? What are they actually learning? Mrs. Lantz: They are … Continue reading
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Tagged austen, beauty, education, jane austen, joy, pride and prejudice, teaching, women
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Why Men Should Read Jane Austen #3
Men should read Jane Austen not only because she gives us a clear perspective on what women legitimately expect from men and not only because she gives us a clear picture of what men often look like to women, but because … Continue reading
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Tagged austen, creative, Elizabeth Bennett, jane austen, men's literature, modern poetry, Mr. Darcy, mr. knightley, poetry, pride and prejudice, writers
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Why Men Should Read Jane Austen #2
In Austen’s work, the men who get the girl are usually rich or at least under the umbrella of great wealth in one way or another. But the good guys are not greedy or venal. They are not the moneychangers … Continue reading
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The Mooneys
The first people who lived on this hill were the Mooneys. Long gone now, they were ancient, even when I was just a boy. Jessie and Martha sat fat in metal chairs all day long. Like two mounds of mashed … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, prose, short prose, short short story, short story, story
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Morning Poem, August 19, 2014
In The Cool Of The Morning In July there is more than just the heat of the day The sweaty, sticky, exhausting heat Look at those who rise early and walk in the long shade in the lingering breath … Continue reading
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Morning Poem, August 18, 2014
Late Night Sleepless at one-thirty I rise and open a window for a draught of real air. It is silent outside, I’ve outlasted even the crickets and cicadas. Street lamps, one near and one far make crosses of light … Continue reading
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The Characteristics of Modern Poets #12
The mystic, having once seen the truth, is patient and brave. For him, there is no worship of counterfeit gold and no fear of counterfeit power.
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The Last Rose Of Summer
The people who first lived in this house were aristocrats. Even their women were college educated and this in a day when girls around here got married and that was it. I remember hearing my uncle talk about them. He … Continue reading
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Morning Poem, August 16, 2014
End Of Summer The mornings are grey now no longer bright and the evening’s cool breeze though welcome warns of unremitting chill. Where is the season of green and gold that I waited so long for? It has passed … Continue reading
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