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“If not quite a platform, a play is certainly a plinth, a small eminence from which to address the world, hold forth about one’s concerns or the concerns of one’s characters. But not to preach. Writing a play I have never tried to hide the sound of my own voice. It hasn’t always been where an audience or a critic has thought to find it, and certainly not always in the mouth of the leading character. It’s often a divided voice or a dissenting one; two things (at lest) are being said and I am not always sure which one I agree with. But that is one reason I write plays: one can speak with a divided voice.” –Alan Bennett, excerpt from 2 October 2018 Diary entry, LRB 3 January 2019
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- Was it a bear or a Russian or what? February 16, 2019
- Book gluttony February 9, 2019
- A slow month … February 7, 2019
- The Last Ten Books Tag January 3, 2019
- Turning January 1, 2019
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Was it a bear or a Russian or what?
Inspired by a recent review by Calmgrove, I dug around in the archives of one of my retired blogs to find what I wrote. Here’s my take, with only a couple of minor revisions. The Circus of Dr. Lao, Charles … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Favorite books
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Book gluttony
I have a note in my calendar that I’m supposed to be prepping for the Wales Readathon that starts next month. Paula Bardell-Hedley is hosting this event at her blog, Book Jotter, (check here for an extensive list of recommended … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Dewithon
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A slow month …
… but I’m not complaining. Despite binge watching Netflix programs (I keep threatening to cancel my subscription, but then I don’t, because another series grabs me — I blame Titus Andromedon), in January I still managed to finish several books, … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Am revising
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The Last Ten Books Tag
This post is inspired by one from Calmgrove, who was himself inspired by one at AnnaBookBel, who borrowed the idea from someone else, and so on and so on. I’m at least 5th generation on this thing, and I hope further … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Last Ten Books, Lists
Tagged Eric Ambler, Gene Luen Yang, George Saunders, Katherine Arden
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Turning
New year, new aims, to include writing and reading but (sorry) a bit less blogging. Short posts, for a while at any rate. The holidays put a dent in my revising energy (in this case, “dent” = chasm too wide … Continue reading
Posted in Am reading, Am revising
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A fountain of youth
Originally posted on Calmgrove:
Natalie Babbitt: Tuck Everlasting Bloomsbury 2003 (1975) Who wouldn’t want to live forever? To extend one’s life so that one could savour life to the full, have new experiences, perhaps even be invulnerable to injury? There…
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Jumping right in
Not “weeks”, but “one day” later (and minus the sherry), I’ve begun the revision which, truth be told, is every bit as “loathsome” as described in TUH. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be crankier than usual as I try … Continue reading
Posted in Am revising, Am writing
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