Monthly Archives: December 2007
Spread Out City, Small-Town Mentality, And Most Embarrassing Moments
Driving down backed-up Lancaster Dr. today, we made our way to Borders so I could buy some Chekov and Beckett short stories, and then to JOE’s (when did they take off the G.I.?) to return a Portland State shirt my … Continue reading
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Chesil Beach and My All-Time Favorite Movie
When a newly married couple attempts to consummate their marriage in early 1960′s England at Chesil Beach, the unsaid is said along its shores and Florence leaves her eight hour old husband, Edward. Ian McEwan’s short novel Chesil Beach delineates … Continue reading
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When Crickets Cry
I went looking for an award winning book of Christian fiction and found Charles Martin’s When Crickets Cry. I couldn’t believe I’d never heard of him before. I even went to Powell’s and didn’t find his books in the shelves. … Continue reading
