Suzanne Collins spoke at the Wellesley, MA Free Library tonight. She had no commentary and took no questions. But the 100+ or so children and young adults did not care. They arrived in force. I saw at least two “District 12″ T-shirts; my friend saw a “Down with the Capitol” shirt. Fandom for books (or [...]
Archive for August, 2010
The Mockingjay Speaks
Posted in Cheering, Writing, tagged Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins on August 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Word Jumble
Posted in Thinking out Loud, Writing on August 25, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I have much to say but feel nothing will come out today save for an incoherent mess. I was up until 1:30 a.m. reading the hotly anticipated Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, you see. (Not a) Spoiler Alert - How do you all feel about spoilers? What level of spoilery? Do you just want to refrain [...]
“Stories Can Change Hearts.”
Posted in Cheering, Publishing, tagged Mitali Perkins on August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The declarative sentence that titles this post comes from Mitali Perkins, author of the newly published Bamboo People. I’ve always loved the power of simple declarative sentences after an Honors College professor gave us War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning to read. Though intended for two very different audiences, the two books share [...]
Mean What You Say, Say What You Mean
Posted in Thinking out Loud on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Waiting for Godot and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead are two brilliant explorations on communication. But should our own real-life interpersonal realtions involve such dramedy? A dear friend passed on this story of a woman who thought she was being clear when ordering at Starbucks: http://www.npr.org/blogs/waitwait/2010/08/16/129234614/showdown-at-starbucks?ft=1&f=112176971 Below is the link to the journalistic piece (in [...]
Summer Vacation isn’t Just for the Europeans
Posted in Prompting on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One thing you hear on morning “news” programs and in culture in general is that Europe essentially “shuts down” for the summer, especially in August. They take long “holidays” over there. I suppose that’s what I could call my extended absence from this blog – a holiday. Now, in the sweltering slog of August, I [...]
