Monthly Archives: August 2015
Reading at Arapahoe Community College
Andrea will be reading, with fellow ACC colleagues, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 in the Arapahoe Community College Library. The focus will be women writing about nature.
Posted in Uncategorized, Upcoming Events
Comments Off on Reading at Arapahoe Community College
Two Rivers
“No talking in the boat! Eyes on the head in front of you.” Behind my coach’s voice, I could hear the noise of cars barreling down the Schuylkill expressway. Both my hands clutched the oar as we passed the first … Continue reading
Gladeswoman
“If a baby rattler gets inside your house, just sweep it out with a broom,” Alan, the head of Pine Island Interpretation tells me. I am neighbors with the deadly coral snake, who likes to sunbathe under blue skies. If … Continue reading
Following Two Iconic Authors….
Released in April, David Gessner’s All the Wild that Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West ($27, W. W. Norton) is a biography of two of the West’s most iconic authors.
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Comments Off on Following Two Iconic Authors….
Ahead of the Flaming Front
Thumbs Up and Still Breathing Jerry D. Mathes’ second nonfiction book, Ahead of the Flaming Front, depicts the day –to-day life of a wildland firefighter. With a poet’s sense of language, Mathes shows himself as a rookie gaining knowledge and … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahead of the Flaming Front, firefighting, Jerry Mathes
Comments Off on Ahead of the Flaming Front
Work Cited/Reading to Maturity
Brandon R. Schrand’s second book, Works Cited: an Alphabetical Odyssey of Mayhem and Misbehavior, depicts the author’s life through an obsessive love of literature. He parallels each personal essay with a book that influenced that particular time in his life, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Comments Off on Work Cited/Reading to Maturity
