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Book Review 6: The Art of Observation
“Upstream” by Mary Oliver Short Summary: This collection of essays is a wonderful glimpse into the mind of Oliver, who was undoubtedly one of the greatest poets and writers of our time. Upstream is one of the last books Oliver published before her passing in 2019, yet her playful curiosity and childlike imagination seeps onto the…
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Reading: Genre, Mimicry and Willingness
Writers: What Books Should You Be Reading? I am hoping that this blog post will be helpful for writers and readers! I wanted to take a moment to discuss how I choose which books to read. For a lot of people the process for picking out their next book is quite simple and could include:…
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Book Review 5: Self Illusion in Western Lit
“The Big Sky” – A.B. Guthrie Jr. Short Summary: The Big Sky is one of the most-read Western/Americana novels of all time. The first book of a trilogy ( Followed by The Way West & Fair Land, Fair Land), it is considered to be one of the most accurate depictions of western expansion in American Literature and…
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Writing: Long-Form Necessities
What should a Novel look like? This is a question I pondered for a long time in my early days of writing. (And I still do almost daily…) For me, the novel/novella was something that was way out of reach and way too ambitious. I had read so many books during my childhood and my…
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Book Review 4: Tragic Flaws and Transcendentalism
“Butcher’s Crossing” – John Williams Short Summary: John Edward Williams was the author several books including Augustus and Stoner. Williams often wrote historical fiction, introducing his readers to worlds built from immense research, historical texts and personal experience. Butcher’s Crossing (Published in 1960) is a novel that follows a boy name Will Andrews in the 1870’s. Andrews is…
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