Category Archives: literature

Peter Dexter’s novel “Train” from 2003

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

A great read is Train by Pete Dexter from 2003. It is a novel set in California with two main characters, Lionel “Train” Walk and Miller Packard. It is a story about race and golf, sex and murder, work and … Continue reading →

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Pete Dexter’s novel, The Paper Boy, 1995

Posted on June 1, 2008 by

I stayed up last night all night to finish reading Pete Dexter’s fine novel, The Paper Boy. Set in Florida it is an exceptional study of characters turning out the only way they can. The story is backdropped against the … Continue reading →

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Tawni O’Dell – Coal Run – great novel

Posted on July 22, 2007 by

Just finished reading Coal Run by Tawni O’Dell. Treat yourself. Get this book and read it. It made me think about my family, childhood, adulthood and a million memories. Made me think of two old friends both sports stars who … Continue reading →

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Pete Dexter’s Deadwood (1986)

Posted on April 4, 2007 by

treat yourself to a great reading experience and seek out a copy of Deadwood by Pete Dexter, published in 1986. I just finished reading it and I enjoyed every page. My interest in all things Deadwood began with the HBO … Continue reading →

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Mary Magdalene – reading

Posted on February 3, 2007 by

In my recent reading, I have encountered plots that involve directly or indirectly Mary Magdelene. When I was a kid and paying some attention to the question should women be ordained, I always thought the answer should be yes. What … Continue reading →

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Alberto Manguel – two books you would enjoy

Posted on January 20, 2007 by

Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires in 1948, was educated there, and was a friend of Jorge Luis Borges late in Borges’s life. He was raised in Israel where his father was the Argentine ambassador. In 1984 he became … Continue reading →

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Pat Barker, Regeneration Trilogy

Posted on September 12, 2006 by

I am part way through rereading this exceptional trilogy set in World War One. I have read Regeneration and am just started The Eye in the Door. For those who have not read these three novels (The Ghost Road, winner … Continue reading →

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Procedures Before Writing Non-Fiction, a Poem

Posted on August 17, 2006 by

Spin around three times in your swivel chair. Cast over each shoulder the mixture Of pencil sharpener shavings and eraser fragments. Look at the empty page. Close your eyes and say: E.B. White E.B. White E.B. White – William J. … Continue reading →

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Bush reads Camus

Posted on August 12, 2006 by

There are news reports that President Bush is reading The Stranger by Albert Camus while on his brief vacation at his ranch near Crawford, Texas. It is a great book and I applaud the President for curling up with such … Continue reading →

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