Author: D. A. Hosek
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Dewey Decimal Project: 616.994 MUK The Emperor of Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The 610s are one of those sections of the library where there are a huge number of books, which is understandable as this is the medicine section and I have to imagine that self-diagnosing illnesses and/or researching treatments for illnesses, real and imagined, is a big use for the library. I’d heard good things about The…
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Beautiful Sentences: Kathy Fish
The naked women and men and teenagers and toddlers and babies glowed like rich people’s teeth as they threw themselves upon the piles of their worldly belongings. Kathy Fish, “Collection Day.”
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Beautiful Sentences: Megan Giddings
What is the point of dating a self-proclaimed spirit of joy if she also tracks misery into your life? Megan Giddings, “Vacations”
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Dewey Decimal Project: 607.3474 CRE The electrifying fall of Rainbow City : Spectacle and assassination at the 1901 World’s Fair
The 600s are technology which managed to yield The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City courtesy of the Buffalo Pan American Exhibition’s exhibition of technology alongside the various cultural displays and sideshow acts. This book is a sort of unofficial sequel to The Devil in the White City. As in that book, there is the intersection of a…
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Writerly Resolutions: September Status
September was a harsh month. I had hoped to have chapter 16 of the novel finished this month, but, as the curve at the right shows, I had a lot of not so productive days. I did have the wonderfully good fortune of having Goodreads suggest Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain to me which covers similar material as…
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Beautiful Sentences: Kathy Fish
Nobody gets hurt on playgrounds anymore. Kathy Fish, “Sea Creatures of Indiana.”
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Beautiful Sentences: Idra Novey
There was really no predicting where, or when, the least lonely years of one’s adult life might begin. Idra Novey, Those Who Knew.
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Beautiful Sentences: Tom McAlister
I hated the part of me that could watch this happening and forget it was reality, wishing for terrible things to happen for the sake of my temporary entertainment. Tom McAllister, How to Be Safe.
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Writerly Resolutions: August Status
I’m realizing that my priorities have been shifting and focusing as the year proceeds. I’m spending less time on short stories (tending towards no time) and more time on the novel. Even so, I think my goal of getting a complete draft of the novel by year’s end might not be reachable. August saw me completing…