Category Archives: Reading

Loose Ends

Posted on 06/15/2007 by chick

For the last time referring to the previous post about mythical whosiewhatsits, this final addendum should leave us feeling extremely well-educated on the subject. A will-o’-the-wisp is a light that appears over marshy ground. It is thought to be caused … Continue reading →

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French Boast

Posted on 06/14/2007 by chick

Harking back to Tuesday’s strange list, the next set of unfamiliar words is the French section: follets, lutins, and magots. According to my French-English/English-French dictionary, follet is just an adjective meaning “playful,” but an esprit follet is a sprite or … Continue reading →

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The Devil, You Say!

Posted on 06/13/2007 by chick

Were you puzzled by a lot of the words in Tuesday’s post? I was, and I just can’t stand not knowing the meaning of a word. I absolutely have to look up the ones that I didn’t recognize and even … Continue reading →

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Say What?

Posted on 06/13/2007 by chick

One of my favorite lines from The Water-Babies is this one about St. Brandan. “Then he and his friends got into a hooker . . .” Now, now. Get your mind out of the gutter. A “hooker” is a boat, … Continue reading →

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Game Time

Posted on 06/12/2007 by chick

There are many lists in The Water-Babies. Let’s turn one of them into a game. Give yourself 1 point for each mythical creature that you recognize from the list below. The maximum possible score is 31. . . . who … Continue reading →

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What’s Bugging Her?

Posted on 06/11/2007 by chick

Absorbed by books, she never looked up, Nor saw the bug fall in her cup. She drank it down and then felt sick. My gosh, I hope it wasn’t a tick! It made her writhe; it made her squirm. Do … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading Now

Posted on 06/10/2007 by chick

I first decided to read Armistead Maupin because he and I have something in common, and that’s how the best relationships begin, isn’t it? I started with his most famous book, Tales of the City. I enjoyed it far more … Continue reading →

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Good Advice

Posted on 06/09/2007 by chick

From The Water-Babies, some excellent advice for boys: So, when you grow to be a big man, do you behave as all honest fellows should; and never touch a fish or a head of game which belongs to another man … Continue reading →

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The Water-Babies

Posted on 06/09/2007 by chick

Since getting on the subject of what makes a good library, I’ve decided to evaluate each book in my collection and weed out any that are unworthy. Naturally, I must have read a book in order to evaluate it, but … Continue reading →

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Another Good Book

Posted on 06/08/2007 by chick

I had the good fortune to read two incredible books back-to-back. Just after The Sirens of Titan, I read The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. It was a gift from a friend, and though she had not read it yet … Continue reading →

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