Month: January 2014

January 20, 2014

The New Yorker: “The Frog Prince” by Robert Coover

January 27, 2014: “The Frog Prince” by Robert Coover According to the Q&A with Robert Coover, this is a “reimagined fairy tale.” Well, yes….
January 17, 2014

2014 Reading: Transatlantic by Colum McCann

TransAtlantic: A Novel by Colum McCann As with McCann’s previous novel, the masterful Let the Great World Spin, this novel is told in strands that seem…
January 15, 2014

Ain’t Technology Amazing?

I took some time off today to head “over the mountain” (which is what we in the Central Shenandoah Valley say when we’re going…
January 12, 2014

The New Yorker: “The Paper Revolution” by Dinaw Mengestu

January 13, 2014: “The Paper Revolution” by Dinaw Mengestu This fiction is an excerpt from a novel by Mengestu that comes out this spring,…
January 2, 2014

Writing Goals for 2014

I’ve seen a lot of my writer friends post their writing goals on Facebook, and I think that’s a good practice, so instead of…
January 1, 2014

The New Yorker: “First Husband” by Antonya Nelson

January 6, 2014: “First Husband” by Antonya Nelson This is a terrific story with a lot going on. It’s a little hard to keep…