Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)

2023-12-04T11:44:37-05:00

Straight away, there’s this matter of the quetzal. I know I’ve been puzzled by it before and something about the familiarity that settles like dust when I learn it’s a bird makes me think I’ve learned this before. The quetzal doesn’t stick. I think it’s a old poetic form,

Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)2023-12-04T11:44:37-05:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Three): November 15-21

2023-11-14T14:01:59-05:00

Welcome to Week Three, MARMers: the midpoint of the sixth iteration of this reading celebration. And, of course, there’s cake to come, because it’s the birthday week. But, in the meantime, back to the books. Coincidentally, I also discovered Margaret Atwood in the Giller-nominated Girlfriend on Mars (2023) by

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Three): November 15-212023-11-14T14:01:59-05:00

Autumn 2021: In My Reading Log (Part One)

2021-10-06T14:46:04-04:00

This year I’ve been reading more non-fiction than usual. It’s not that I’ve been trying, it’s only that I’ve allowed my curiosity to access my holds queue. When I have questions after I’ve finished a novel, I’ve allowed myself to wander more than usual. It’s created an interesting rhythm

Autumn 2021: In My Reading Log (Part One)2021-10-06T14:46:04-04:00

Alistair MacLeod’s “The Lost Salt Gift of Blood” (1973)

2021-07-29T14:21:53-04:00

Those of you who are reading here now, but not reading Alistair MacLeod’s short stories, will probably only be interested in the first couple of paragraphs after this introduction. Feel free to skip past the section that I've titled The Underneath, written with those who know the story-or other

Alistair MacLeod’s “The Lost Salt Gift of Blood” (1973)2021-07-29T14:21:53-04:00

Alistair MacLeod’s “In the Fall” (1973)

2021-07-15T16:15:59-04:00

Usually, this is where I say that those of you who are reading here now, but not reading Alistair MacLeod’s short stories, will probably only be interested in the first couple of paragraphs after this introduction. Saying, skip The Underneath. But not this time. What remains the same, however,

Alistair MacLeod’s “In the Fall” (1973)2021-07-15T16:15:59-04:00
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