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About That Of Mice and Men Ending ...

Scott William Foley wrote 1 day ago: During June, July, and August, I’ve implemented my Summer Rereading Program.  You can read mor … more →

Tags: My $00.02, Books, Literary criticism, Literature, Of Mice and Men

Essential Summer Reading List

The Joe Blogs wrote 1 day ago: It’s summer! Unless you hadn’t heard, yep that’s you England, it is actually now s … more →

Tags: Books, general arts, Catcher in the Rye, f. scott fitzgerald, GEORGE ORWELL, Grapes of Wrath, Great Gatsby, Harper Lee, Harry Potter

John Steinbeck to the Rescue2 comments

EH Kern wrote 1 day ago: Sometimes I wonder if the books I read choose me or if I choose them. The reason I am wondering is b … more →

Tags: Writing & Reading, writing, East of Eden, james dean, Short Story, Movies

Eye Wonder

alise wrote 1 day ago: “I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.” John Steinbeck … more →

Tags: Being a writer, Famous Authors, Life, People

John Steinbeck, The Human Being

clairemcdonald276 wrote 1 day ago: In my experience as a voracious reader, I find that reading multiple works by the same author seem t … more →

Tags: identity, Letters, Steinbeck

Sunday reflections #59

Liv wrote 2 days ago: A writer out of loneliness is trying to communicate like a distant star sending signals. He isn … more →

Tags: Photography (2), seeking joy, Sunday Reflection, Blogging, Hollywood, Photography, Star, Stars, Sunday Reflections

Review: Of Mice and Men (Book)

bethlangley97 wrote 2 days ago: The novel, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck instantly grabbed my attention after the first read. Th … more →

Tags: Classics, GCSE, Of Mice and Men, George, american dream, Lennie

Dear John,

Corvidae in the Fields wrote 4 days ago: Speak of the Devil, here’s the little ball of sunshine now. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ … more →

Tags: Blog Entries, writing, Reading, Humor, humour, Authors, garage sales, Fortuna, book

The Beach at Cannery Row (Monterey, California)9 comments

Jody wrote 4 days ago: John Steinbeck Sculpture at Cannery Row >>> This way to the beach! Plaza Entrance to the Be … more →

Tags: Northern California Beaches, Tide Pools, beach, Cannery Row, Flag Day, Monterey California beach, Summer Reading

40 of the Best Adventure Quotes of All-Time2 comments

It's A Rush World wrote 4 days ago: “A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than t … more →

Tags: quotes in life, Yogi Berra, edward abbey, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred North Whitehead, Aldous Huxley, Albert Einstein, T. S. Eliot, Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Man is not, at...

clairemcdonald276 wrote 4 days ago: “Man is not, at the basis of himself, a social animal, for if he were, society would be in him … more →

Tags: Humanity, Mankind, Society, Steinbeck

Should have named him Lennie...3 comments

garfieldtd wrote 5 days ago: We have a chipmunk that lives in our yard. …or should I say “had”? For the last ye … more →

Tags: ramblings, dog, Life, Of Mice & Men, seeley

"You may think ...

clairemcdonald276 wrote 6 days ago: “You may think that you thumb your nose at life but in the end they take your mask off and the … more →

Tags: Steinbeck

Joe Schwartz Responds to Reader Letters

Eric Lundgren wrote 6 days ago: Over the course of three short-story collections, Central Library employee and STL Scribblers alum J … more →

Tags: Library Hype, STL Scribblers, Central Library, Great Minds Think Aloud Publishing, Joe Schwartz, Stephen King, The Veiled Prophet of St. Louis

"The greatest g...1 comment

clairemcdonald276 wrote 6 days ago: “The greatest group unit, that is the whole race, has qualities which the individual lacks ent … more →

Tags: Archives, Steinbeck, groups, Memory, collectivism

Eleni Artemiou Fotiadou: use your pen to change the world write now. 1 comment

louizamallouri wrote 6 days ago: On the 8th of June we had the first creative writing workshop, daringly themed ‘Writing to cha … more →

Tags: Workshops, Workshop, Creative Writing, Art, Books, Eleni Artemiou-Fotiadou, Ernest Hemingway, Of Mice and Men, Reading

Dead man books2 comments

lionaroundwriting wrote 6 days ago: It just struck me, as I was about to try and superficially connect to some authors who I admire, on … more →

Tags: Random musings, Arthur Conan Doyle, Classic, Dead Authors, GEORGE ORWELL, Kurt Vonnegut, Lovecraft, Richard Feynman, Roald Dahl

My Summer Rereading Program

Scott William Foley wrote 1 week ago: I teach a class during the school year called Modern Fiction, and it’s basically an independen … more →

Tags: My $00.02, a clockwork orange, American Gods, Anthony Burgess, In the Country of Last Things, Kurt Vonnegut, Literature, Michael Chabon, neil gaimon

Sync Read #2: East of Eden (Start Reading!)6 comments

The Classics Club wrote 1 week ago: – Sync Read #2 - June 10 through August 30 - East of Eden by John Steinbeck – # – … more →

Tags: Sync Reads, Book Reviews, Books, Classic Literature, Classics Literature, East of Eden, Fiction, Literature, Reading


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