Monthly Archives: February 2014

Utah to Arizona #20, Arizona Senate Bill 1062

Posted on February 28, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

“How can you move to Arizona?” more than one person asked as I prepared to move from Utah. Full of anticipation for a new perfect house, lots of sun, beautiful cactus, and adventure on every roadway out of town, I … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Ruins

Posted on February 26, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Jess Walter Harper Perennial, 2012 Jess Walter has managed to show the too often dreary literary novel and the fun but clueless bestseller can overlap. Both sides have an argument that this novel doesn’t belong in either category, and they … Continue reading →

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Utah to Arizona #19, What Friends Are In Front of Me Now?

Posted on February 21, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Yesterday and the last two nights have been spent mentally and physically resting. It was not time planned for but it was time demanded from Irma (sometimes secretly called Fizzlehead) Prattle and my healthy though slowing body. It was necessary … Continue reading →

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Wave

Posted on February 11, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Sonali Deraniyagala Alfred A. Knopf, 2013 On December 26, 2004, Deraniyagala lost her two sons, husband, and both parents to the tsunami that hit Sri Lanka, claiming close to 275,000 people. It is an unfathomable loss that a person endures … Continue reading →

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