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“great art”
From ‘The Shipping News’ (E. Annie Proulx, 1993) Everything in the house tatted and doilied in the great art of the place, designs of lace waves and floe ice, whelk shells and sea wrack, the curse of… more →
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Thoughts on The Shipping News
wrote 1 month ago: Last week I finished reading “The Shipping News” by E. Annie Proulx. I realize I am abo … more →
10 Disappointing Film Adaptations of Classic American Novels
wrote 1 month ago: Not all great American novels make great American movies, and after three previous Gatsby movies, it … more →
The 100 Book Project: January 2013 Recap (The Shipping News and The Screwtape Letters)
wrote 2 months ago: Hello All! So I’ve come to a point in my life where I realize that although I’ve called … more →
Grief in The Shipping News
wrote 3 months ago: When I first began my healing I read a novel by E Annie Proulx called The Shipping News. The novel a … more →
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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wrote 4 months ago: Nunca estuve demasiado interesado en ver Salmon Fishing in the Yemen en cines y, la verdad es que lo … more →
Abandoned Darlings
wrote 5 months ago: Ruth Quinlan, one of the members of NUIG’s Masters in Writing group which produced the collect … more →
Something(s).
wrote 5 months ago: I am absolutely flat out stealing this idea from my dear friend Cara (who writes marvelous things he … more →
A taste for excellence: re-reading The Shipping News
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wrote 5 months ago: The idea of the north was taking him. He needed something to brace against. - Annie Proulx I just f … more →
Quarterly Rhapsody: Film Adaptations
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wrote 6 months ago: Just this week, Cloud Atlas started showing here in the Philippines. When I first heard that the Wac … more →
Bummers All of Them
wrote 6 months ago: This entry is a spin off of a previous entry about how Pulitzers are not vacation reads. Now, a yea … more →
New Shannon Wright album in 2013!
wrote 7 months ago: Recently recorded with drummer Kyle Crabtree and bassist Todd Cook of The Shipping News; same set up … more →
A Shackled House Is Not For You
wrote 8 months ago: Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the t … more →
Happy 77th B'Day, Annie Proulx!
wrote 10 months ago: Have you read “The Shipping News“? Here is an intersection of my Book Group and my quil … more →
#195 The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
wrote 10 months ago: Summary: Quoyle is a type of knot, but it’s also the name of our main character in this book. … more →
In which I get it right.
wrote 10 months ago: As I wrote earlier, when we were sitting in the airport, my lovely bride happened upon a postcard fo … more →
Pulitzers on Tape Anyone?
wrote 11 months ago: I have a confession – I love books on tape. I know they’re not on tape anymore but … more →
The Pulitzer Challenge: The Shipping News
wrote 12 months ago: 1994: The Shipping News- E. Annie Proulx As Always I NEVER have any spoilers in my reviews! ******* … more →
Let the Summer Reading Begin
wrote 1 year ago: Finally! Summer has come to my part of the world and I’m settling into a relaxing weekend pace … more →
"Oil is strong and fish is weak!"...Tert Card.
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wrote 1 year ago: So where is Newfoundland today in regards to where it was 20 years ago?; 10 years ago? Now? Changes … more →
