Category Archives: Reading

My New Reading Challenge

Posted on 09/09/2011 by chick

I seem to have acquired a collection of Roald Dahl books. I also have the urge to start a new reading challenge. Hmmm. I guess I’ll have to do a Dahl marathon. Starting September 13 (Dahl’s birthday), I will begin … Continue reading →

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Wise-Bits

Posted on 09/08/2011 by chick

Trying to read (but unable to stomach) a book called Ella Mental and the Good Sense Guide convinced me that I ought to pay more attention to my own bits of hard-won wisdom. Here are three wise-bits that I learned … Continue reading →

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First Impressions

Posted on 09/07/2011 by chick

Borders is soon to close down. There are fewer than ten days left to their going-out-of-business sale. I’m not sad about this per se. It never was one of my favorite bookstores. However, it is the closest one. Losing it … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Prerogative

Posted on 09/04/2011 by chick

In Death in the Air, Poirot says, You have a great advantage as a writer . . . . You can relieve your feelings by the expedient of the printed word. You have the power of the pen over your … Continue reading →

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M. Poirot and H. Irene

Posted on 08/28/2011 by chick

In honor of Hurricane Irene’s arrival, I offer you an extra Weekly Poirot quote. I suspect that if Poirot knew a hurricane was coming, he would lock himself up in the house and not come out until it was over. … Continue reading →

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The Deadliest Sin

Posted on 08/28/2011 by chick

Said Poirot, [Stupidity] is the sin that is never forgiven and always punished. from Cards on the Table

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Of Mice and Monsieur Poirot

Posted on 08/21/2011 by chick

Said M. Poirot, They fear me, Hastings; the criminals of your England they fear me! When the cat is there, the little mice, they come no more to the cheese! from “The Veiled Lady” How I wish that were true! … Continue reading →

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Mental Image

Posted on 08/14/2011 by chick

People are often surprised to hear that I like Agatha Christie. I don’t know whether it’s because they themselves don’t like her writing or whether they think that I, language aficionada that I am, ought to have more cultivated reading … Continue reading →

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Everyone Gotta Sleep

Posted on 08/07/2011 by chick

Even famous fictional detectives can’t keep their eyes open all the time. In Death in the Air, Poirot lamented, It happened under my very nose. It is an insult, that, you agree? Hercule Poirot, to sleep while murder is committed! … Continue reading →

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Reading Time

Posted on 08/02/2011 by chick

Just as one sends a letter from place to place, one may send, to one’s self or others, letters through time. Photographs, mementos and journal entries are letters we send into the future; and by writing or speaking about events … Continue reading →

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