Progress Continues . . . English Lit
Update to Mid-August 2015 - Progress 25 April 2021 Progress continues in many facets and fashions where English literature is concerned....
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Aug 10, 2015
Mid-August 2015 - Progress
It was with supreme happiness that I formally marked my progress in the Eighth Edition, Volume One, of the Norton Anthology of English...
Aug 1, 2015
August 2015 - Belief
We live in a cynical age, though just how cynical is impossible for me to tell since I’ve only lived, at least consciously, in this age....
Jul 14, 2015
Bastille Day 2015 - Voltaire
14 July 2015 François-Marie Arouet was the name of the French writer who, once fame came to him, invented his own anagram-nom de plume,...
Jul 1, 2015
July 2015 - Paradise
I have a unique vantage point in California. Born in New Jersey and raised there during a time of the early decline of the Industrial...
Jun 15, 2015
Mid-June 2015 - Fiction or Fact
15 June 2015 It’s all very confusing to me. People read fiction as if it is fact, and they watch reality TV as if it is real. Not having...
Jun 6, 2015
June 2015 - On Leadership
To savour the day and follow the promptings of one’s heart: this bold deed means “to lead,” particularly by example. Discussions of...
May 15, 2015
Mid-May 2015 - Something to Call Her Own
It’s where modern woman finds herself today: she can’t cling to a child and she can’t cling to a career, but she certainly needs to hold...
May 1, 2015
May 2015 - Lilacs in Bloom
Often I am asked how I come up with the ideas for my writing projects. The answer is not an easy one. Simply put, the idea comes to me. I...
Apr 13, 2015
Mid-April 2015 - The Hook
On an almost daily basis, I stringently employ my 3-paragraph rule: if a book, magazine article, online article or online anything does...
Apr 1, 2015
April 2015 - In The Home
I’ve been In The Home now for over 25 years. I am doing well. I’ve always done well in a circumstance of my choosing. Being shoehorned,...
Mar 14, 2015
St. Patrick’s Day 2015 - Cloths of Heaven
Every year at Christmas, I purchase a special treat for myself, a gift that celebrates sentiment and practicality. This past year, I...
Mar 1, 2015
March 2015 - My Original Fan Club
It is not easy for the children of this writer to permit her the private space that she demands for her creativity. They are granted...
Feb 24, 2015
24 February 2015 - Bridget, the Valentine Pup
With the passing away of our first beagle, Bonnie, just after New Year’s Day 2002, Bootsie, the younger male beagle, became downright...
Feb 14, 2015
Valentine’s Day 2015 - My Unsung Hero
Dear Husband will undoubtedly have a difficult time posting this essay because it sings of him, my unsung hero. To spare his...
Jan 12, 2015
Mid-January 2015 - Cry U.N.C.L.E.
Some things I don’t plan; they just happen. One thing leads to another which leads to another, and before I know it, I am in the midst of...
Jan 1, 2015
January 2015 - Ginger and Fred
Happy New Year 2015! I am a huge fan of the films made by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. And I choose which film to watch based upon not...
Dec 24, 2014
Christmas 2014 - Gifts from Writers
Christmas comes but once a year and yet the Christmas spirit can endure throughout the year, given the proper attitude and the right...
Dec 1, 2014
December 2014 - How to Write Like Yourself
This past summer I was reading a pamphlet-like book, Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov (which I highly recommend). There was no date for the...
Dec 1, 2014
Me and My Muse - Introduction
December 2014 We try to get along. I believe, however, that the tension of a push-pull chemistry is necessary for maximum quality output!...
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