Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)

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The premise of this second story in Margaret Atwood’s new collection Old Babes in the Wood is that Nell is telling a story about two friends, John and François. “They’re dead now. A thing that happens increasingly: people die. This radiator incident took place in the early 1990s, when

Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)2023-11-14T13:51:00-05:00

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

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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

Margaret Atwood’s “First Aid” (#MARM Week Two)

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When Nell comes home just before dinnertime as “First Aid” opens, many readers will recognise her immediately, as I did. I first met married couple Nell and Tig in the linked collection Moral Disorder (2006). I read that collection on the subway, mornings and early evenings; the rhythm of

Margaret Atwood’s “First Aid” (#MARM Week Two)2023-11-14T13:38:52-05:00

Mavis Gallant’s “The Chosen Husband” (1985)

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In the previous story, Berthe and Marie were six and four years old, but now they are twenty-two and twenty, when the Carette family is moving house once again. Having moved around the same neighbourhood every few seasons, they and their mother are signing a two-year lease for the

Mavis Gallant’s “The Chosen Husband” (1985)2020-04-20T18:10:25-04:00
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