Another great thread this week — thanks to all! It’s a real treat, I say, this ongoing conversation. A stately pleasure dome of commentary, if you will. And one I super appreciate. Lately I’ve gotten in the rhythm of doing…
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The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Five
Thanks for the excellent comments, as always! Food and fashion are two threads that ran through this section, along with the expected seasonal asides, watery ends, and withering descriptions. Oh, and lots and lots of plot points came together this…
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Four
With all these genres mashing, it’s the meta-mystery that keeps pulling me through. I’ve started keeping a notebook with dates and events, and I get way too excited when I can do maths and say “Oh, she was 18, that…
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Three
Like a lot of folks in the comments, I started to settle into the rhythm this week. The noir felt more like a noir. Iris’ memoir got the good long run many of us were hoping for. The sci fi…
Now Available: The Lavender Lemonade Is Back
Hi all, I wanted to let you know that a collection of my poems and stories is now available on Amazon in print and kindle! I thought I’d reshare the title poem here, which was originally about the joy of lemonade…
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week Two
Welcome Button Factory Visitors Have I already confessed that this is my first Atwood? And that somehow I hadn’t even heard of this book before a few weeks ago? Well, you can imagine my delight this week, as I finally…
Chicken Apple
Eating a chicken apple sausage is like eating a chicken sausage while some guy pokes little pieces of apple in my mouth. And I’m like hey: just let me eat this chicken sausage, mister. +2
The Blind Assassin Meander: Week One
Welcome to the trailhead, my friends! Today we embark on a winding journey, one that will take us from our living rooms to our bedrooms, from our front porches to our backyards, if we have such things, and then back…
The gift of boxes
An underrated skill. The ability to enjoy the sky, a perfect book a wonderful chat a cup of tea, if that’s your thing. Not a case of denial. Just watching the news, making plans and then taking out your boxes.…
Introducing: The Blind Assassin Meander
Some time back, a gaggle of ne-er-do-wells gathered together online to read challenging books in 50-page increments. We commented as we went, checking in, sharing observations. All with the intent of securing for ourselves a magnetized collectible or similar specialized…