I am in here.
My new laptop, that is. I possibly am becoming way too addicted to the Harry Potter series. My last computer was/is “Cecy,” after a character in some stories by Ray Bradbury. A house elf sounds good now. Fetch does not seem to want to work, though, so I can’t show you (yet) the picture I … Continue reading I think I'll name it "Dobby"
A very early reminder: On Wednesday, June 7, at noon, I’m leading a book discussion group on the first of Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver trilogy, aptly named, uh… “Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)” (Neal Stephenson) Put that in your datebooks!
Going through Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince now… The students are all learning how to apparate, the wizardly version of getting their drivers’ licenses. Both are regarded (in the various book- and real-worlds) as major rites of passage on the way to adulthood, a “tangible” way of proving that you’re no longer a child, … Continue reading Transportation and the Half-Blood Prince
I am beginning to think writing isn’t so much of a process as a series of beginnings, all strung together. What does this mean? It means (hey, Shirl, pay attention!) that I’ve started writing my alleged book again.
white pebble 