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Read. Write. Share.: March 2015
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Friday, March 13, 2015. I try to leave out the parts readers skip." - Leonard Elmore. Ain't no page skipping book. Sometimes I feel I'm losing a race. So many authors. So many books. Too little time. When Leonard Elmore died a few years ago, I made a promise I would get something read by him. I'm sorry it has taken me so long. Colorful characters and punchy dialogue. That's what loved. With gritty themes of greed, power, and violence, I found myself smiling through much of the text. Elmore wa...They are ...
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Read. Write. Share.: February 2013
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Thursday, February 21, 2013. Between Shades of Gray. When someone suggested reading " Between Shades of Gray. For the Lunch and Library, a few eyebrows lifted and a few noses wrinkled. Admittedly, I wasn't sure how we could discuss the racy material without turning a few shades of red. Then, there was clarification. It's not that book," explained our leader. And while I have not yet read 50 Shades of Grey. I'm guessing the two books are radically different. Between Shades of Gray. Links to this post.
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Read. Write. Share.: November 2012
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Thursday, November 29, 2012. Every once in a while my husband and I muse upon what we think would be the best job ever. He supposes a third string NFL quarterback would suit him just fine—as long as QB A. By Jeffrey Eugenides. Because despite the rave reviews of this Pulitzer Prize winning author, I didn't love the book. 8220;Well, Jeff, (May I call you Jeff? Or, do you prefer Jeffrey? Gosh, I hate this critical hat. 8220;Anyway, Jeff, the story was still compelling. You're obviously masterful in cre...
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Read. Write. Share.: Warmth of Other Suns
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Saturday, February 21, 2015. Warmth of Other Suns. 8220;I was leaving the South. To fling myself into the unknown . . . I was taking a part of the South. To transplant in alien soil,. To see if it could grow differently,. If it could drink of new and cool rains,. Bend in strange winds,. Respond to the warmth of other suns. And, perhaps, to bloom”. February is Black History Month. Appropriately, I just finished one of the most profound non-fiction books I've ever read: The Warmth of Other Suns. Or, even e...
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Read. Write. Share.: January 2015
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015. In Lieu of the Super Bowl. A story leaves me staring straight ahead–speechless. Bewildered, yet enlightened. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Links to this post. Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Read Write. Share. This blog is devoted to writing! Find short stories, essays, and book reviews. Goodbye Def Leppard (I'll Miss Those Jeans). Available on Amazon and Createspace. University of Iowa (English major) and Creighton U (MBA) grad. Read my blog on p...
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Read. Write. Share.: July 2015
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Thursday, July 23, 2015. True, I have raped history, but it has produced some beautiful offspring." Alexandre Dumas. It appears this blog is now devoted to history! My Name is Mary Sutter. Speaking of feminism and abolition. Quite a few years ago I read The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. It became an instant favorite. Now she has written The Invention of Wings. 8211;a historical fiction based on the real abolitionist and feminist named Sarah Grimke who lived during the turn of the 19th Century.
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Read. Write. Share.: The Fault in our Stars
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Saturday, May 31, 2014. The Fault in our Stars. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves /That we are underlings." -Julius Caeser. I finally caught up to the rest of the world (including my daughter who officially regarded the book as her favorite last year), and read The Fault in our Stars. Okay, John Green. I can't decide if I love you or hate you for being such a talented author. Well, I'm no hater. So, there you go. Who wants to read a story that's sure to evoke sadness and tears?
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Read. Write. Share.: Get Shorty
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Friday, March 13, 2015. I try to leave out the parts readers skip." - Leonard Elmore. Ain't no page skipping book. Sometimes I feel I'm losing a race. So many authors. So many books. Too little time. When Leonard Elmore died a few years ago, I made a promise I would get something read by him. I'm sorry it has taken me so long. Colorful characters and punchy dialogue. That's what loved. With gritty themes of greed, power, and violence, I found myself smiling through much of the text. Elmore wa...They are ...
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Read. Write. Share.: A Summer with Bill Bryson
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Monday, December 29, 2014. A Summer with Bill Bryson. I come from Des Moines. Someone had to.". I was first introduced to Bill Bryson in his memoir The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. This quote from the book captures Bryson's voice and verve which I find to be completely endearing. Who doesn't love a guy who so unabashedly finds humor in the world.and himself as well? Since then, I've read A Walk in the Woods. Not just any summer–the summer of 1927 in America. Babe Ruth. Jack Dempsey. Hen...I bec...
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Read. Write. Share.: In Lieu of the Super Bowl...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2015. In Lieu of the Super Bowl. A story leaves me staring straight ahead–speechless. Bewildered, yet enlightened. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Read Write. Share. This blog is devoted to writing! Find short stories, essays, and book reviews. Goodbye Def Leppard (I'll Miss Those Jeans). Available on Amazon and Createspace. University of Iowa (English major) and Creighton U (MBA) grad. View my complete profile.