When Wilkie Collins—close friend of Charles Dickens—published his fifth book, The Woman in White, (found here in a collection of all his work, for a buck ) in spite of outrage on the part of critics, it was a runaway … Continue reading
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It’s WWW Wednesday. This meme is from shouldbereading. by Brenda W. Clough • What did you recently finish reading? I am still deep in the throes of reading for research. To this end I have plowed through the two Dover … Continue reading
Speak to Our Desires by Brenda Clough Suddenly the Dodge gave a clank and a jerk. The engine seemed to sigh with relief, and then relax. The car began to slow down. Ruby pushed the gas pedal and shifted the … Continue reading
These Peanut-Caramel bars are the weapon of resort when you seriously need persuasion but it has not quite risen to the level of firearms. They will, I assure you, make strong men kneel and grouchy teens smile. They freeze like … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough So it came out in 2007 — I was busy then. Only this month did I get a chance to see Enchanted, the Disney movie starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey and James Marsden. What a delightful … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough The besetting difficulty with the trilogy form is the middle volume. Or, in the case of The Hobbit, it’s the middle film. To inclue the new reader or viewer, yet without boring the returning fan. To … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough I believe I can remember seeing my first Walt Disney animated movie. It was Sleeping Beauty. I see from IMDB that this came out in 1959, so that would be just about right. If anyone wants … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough Last month I posted here about writers and their health insurance. And I mentioned the numerous funds that collect money for writers overwhelmed by medical bills. Oregon writer Jim Fiscus administers the Jo Clayton Memorial Medical … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough Thesis: If you want to find the true subject of any story, look at where its emotional charge resides. I read this in a review of a book that I have already forgotten. But this concept … Continue reading
By Brenda W. Clough Look around you — the room you are sitting in as you read this. Perhaps you live in a cave, mysteriously equipped with wifi. A meditation room in a Tibetan monastery in the remote Himalaya, perhaps? … Continue reading