Author Archives: The Writing Waters Blog

The Book of Ages, The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin

Posted on August 13, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Jill LeporeAlfred Knopf, 2013 Excavating the remains of the “plain” lives of “merchants and gentle ladies, the busy tradesmen and the surly apprentices” for a biography earlier than 1900 who were not of royal blood or historically important is guaranteed … Continue reading →

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Chasing “A Flaw in the Blood”

Posted on July 30, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

I got a new iPad! A major reason why is I am trying to gain control of books. I always have and always will maintain a personal, quirky library. Books have always been necessary treasures in any home I’ve lived … Continue reading →

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Interpreter of Maladies

Posted on July 21, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Jhumpa Lahiri Houghton Mifflin, 1999 In all nine short stories included in this 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner, Lahiri seems to be inserting a karmic math to her stories. Characters are unable to see or they clearly see their life situation … Continue reading →

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Refugee Children and Private School Rich Children, Tens of Thousands Flood to U.S.

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Writing Waters Blog

Is it just me or does this seem odd to others, too? Situation 1: Thousands of children have crossed the Mexico to U.S. border in the last months from Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. They are needy, hungry, mostly alone, … Continue reading →

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