Two Articles
Looking for some new science fiction to read? How about this: A far-looking work of futurology, Memoirs of the Twentieth …
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Oops!
My bad, and thanks to Amateur Reader for catching the error. In my post yesterday on The Suppliants I said …
The Suppliants
Aescyhlus’ The Suppliants is considered his earliest surviving play and the oldest surviving Greek tragedy. The text of the play …
As A Friend
Forrest Gander’s novel As a Friend may be slim–only 106 pages–but it still packs a lot of punch. The book …
Emerson on Walter Savage Landor
Emerson’s article Walter Savage Landor appeared in The Dial in October 1841. Emerson had had the pleasure of visiting Landor …
A Poem for Friday
Today seems like a good day for a Rumi poem. This one comes from Rumi: Bridge to the Soul selected …
Is There a Moral Obligation to Retire?
I subscribe to a couple of listservs through the America Library Association and back in July (yeah I know it’s …
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth
Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo is the story Fenfang who leaves her tiny village at the …
What I’ve Been Reading
My tendonitis has backed off and my wrist feels much better. Thank you everyone for all the well wishes. …
The Collector of Worlds
The Collector of Worlds by Iliya Troyanov is a work of fiction about Sir Richard Burton. There is even a …
