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READ IT ANEW
READ IT ANEW Symbols of the Old, Old Story Reused in Literature When you read a novel or short story, do you sometimes suspect the author is trying to say a whole lot more than the words on the page? I’m no expert by any stretch, either as reader or writer (much less as scholarly […]
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Also tagged Bible, Defoe, Literature, Melville, Moby Dick, Robinson Crusoe, Symbolism
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CHARACTER INTERVIEW: AGLAIA
Let’s have a conversation with Aglaia (aka Mary Grace Klassen), main character in the book The Third Grace. She’s a designer at Incognito Costume Shop (rentals for parties, stage, and screen) in Denver, but she grew up in small-town Nebraska and her author (Deb Elkink) has finally allowed her to visit Paris . . . […]
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Also tagged Aglaia, character interview, Paris, PRADIER, The Third Grace, Three Graces
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GET LOST IN PARIS
MY FAVORITE NOOKS AND CRANNIES I’ve been to Paris half-a-dozen times in the last two decades and can’t wait to lose myself again in its ancient, cobbled streets. I used to travel by schedule, but with scores of museums and countless monuments, cafés, shops, and adventures unexpected, I’ve learned that all I really need is […]
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Also tagged getting lost, novel, Paris, search for self, sightseeing, spirituality, The Third Grace, travel, womnen's fiction
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THE LAIRD ESTATE
THE LAIRD ESTATE It’s amazing to me how the geographical setting of a novel I’m writing can birth its way into my brain, almost convincing me it actually exists. In The Red Journal (just published last week), a mansion museum is the setting for much of the action. While I was imagining and plotting this aspect, I really needed […]
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Also tagged American Indian, Cree, First Nations, museum, North Dakota, tabernacle, The Red Journal, theological fiction
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