Tag Archives: Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mythbusting: Part II

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Lizzie Ross

In my last post, I looked behind the curtain to bust the myth of the mid-19th-century “independent pioneer” during the western expansion of the US. Today I uncover the myth of the lonely autobiographer, who delves deep into memories to … Continue reading →

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Mythbusting: Part I

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Lizzie Ross

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Fraser, 2017 (NYPL e-book) I inherited my love of “prairie fiction” from my mother: Willa Cather, O E Rølvaag, Hamline Garland, Sherwood Anderson. Top of the list, of course: Laura … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week, Day 6

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Lizzie Ross

I think everyone agrees with the message of this year’s theme for Banned Books Week: a banned book is a story silenced. But are there other ways stories are silenced, ways we as consumers (of written text, art, music, film, … Continue reading →

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A series of series

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Lizzie Ross

I’ve been back in NYC for 3 weeks now and am just about recovered from my travels — in time to start planning my next sojourn (more on which later). Lengthy travels make me long for homely comforts — my … Continue reading →

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Roof avalanches and tree dumps

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Lizzie Ross

Episode 2 from my Writer’s Studio in the Woods series. The past few days, it’s mostly been about the snow. We glimpse the sun during the day, but then the clouds return and, with them, the snow. I’m used to city … Continue reading →

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