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Thoughts on White Paper

Saturday, June 6th, I went to the Poke Sallet Festival in the Harlan County hills. The title of this book got my attention; Thoughts on White Paper. Poetry! It’s a book of poetry. Not something I’m used to seeing at festivals. So yes, I bought one. Her poem, My Face is my favorite. It isContinue reading “Thoughts on White Paper”

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

I was gifted a copy of Rebecca Solnit’s – A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Not far into the book she uses a quote, “How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?” (Plato)  Try as I might, I couldn’t find this in audio form that wasContinue reading “A Field Guide to Getting Lost”

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: it’s all HER fault.

I just finished listening to the book and it upset me greatly. Before I start, allow me to say that yes, this book was written in a different time. But gee. So here’s the low down. The local preacher tells Tess’s dad that they are descended from a wealthy line of people. Tess’s branch hasContinue reading “Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: it’s all HER fault.”