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the fantabulicious never stops

Monday, November 9, 2009

FOR THE WEEK OF November 8-14, 2009 WHAT I’M READING: Possession. Of course. I will always be reading Possession. To the end of the age. Possession. I am also throwing in excerpts from Flannery O’Connor’s letters, A Habit Of Being, as well as reading The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. My reading cocktail needs a [...]

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fantabulous does not smell like farm

Friday, December 5, 2008

For the week of December 4-10: WHAT I’M READING: You’re probably surprised, but I haven’t quite finished Portrait of a Lady. Somehow I thought I would get more read while Elsie was napping. Wait. What are naps? WHAT SIMON’S READING: One hundred books in one year. I’m like, Si, that’s 8.3 books a month. What [...]

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nothing says FANTABULOUS like a turkey craft

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

For the week of Nov 23-29: WHAT I’M READING: The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. Yes, it’s a big read for someone with mashed potato brains. But I like to keep myself in a perpetual state of agitation. And carrying around a book that weighs Elsie’s body weight certainly does the trick. WHAT [...]

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fantabuloso, fantabulosi, fantabulosay

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

For the week of November 9-15: WHAT I’M READING: Housekeeping by Marylinne Robinson. She is a remarkable writer whom I recommend to every person seeking the delight of deliciously crafted sentences. In fact, they’re so rich, you will only be able to sample one or two pages at a time. Plus, the story is simply [...]

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these days i am loving…

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Long form-fitting shirts to cover the ass exposing low-rise jeans. Soy milk, the kind you store in a cupboard. Receiving mail…in the mail. Emoting. Making a room laugh. All black. Navy and black. Brown and black. California strawberries, just picked. Public libraries. On that note—stacks of books, any books, just stack ‘em high. Avocado chocolate [...]

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