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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Non-fiction, Novella, Short Story

Jessica Mitford vs. Ursula K Le Guin: A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

For this round of the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge I drew Ursula K. Le Guin’s novella The Finder and an essay by Jessica Mitford called You-all and Non You-all: A Southern Potpourri.   My extra challenge has been trying to find a link between the two stories selected at random, which has been fun, frustrating, and once in a while impossible.  You might think it would … Continue reading Jessica Mitford vs. Ursula K Le Guin: A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

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American Fiction, Book Review, Classic, Fantasy, Fiction, Non-fiction, Short Story

Jessica Mitford vs. Ursula K. Le Guin – A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

 If you could sit down to a nice dinner with Jessica Mitford and Ursula K. Le Guin I think you’d be in for a very interesting evening.  I have no idea if either ever read the other’s work, I kind of doubt  it actually, but they certainly read enough and wrote enough to be very interesting people.   They both would have a lot of interesting … Continue reading Jessica Mitford vs. Ursula K. Le Guin – A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

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Book Review, Classic, Non-fiction

Jessica Mitford vs. H.L. Mencken–A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

You can’t go wrong with either Jessica Mitford or H.L. Mencken so this was a very lucky draw for me.  Actually, I stacked the deck a bit for this my second round with the Deal Me In Short Story Challenge, lots of Mitford and lots of Mencken in my current deck.  This match up was bound to happen. I drew Jessica Mitford’s 1961 essay “Proceed … Continue reading Jessica Mitford vs. H.L. Mencken–A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

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Book Review, Classic, Non-fiction, Short Story

Joan Didion vs. Jessica Mitford: A Deal-Me-In Short Story Non-Fiction Special Edition

I’m really breaking Jay’s rules now. The Deal Me In Short Story Challenge asks readers to assign one story to each card in a deck of 52.  Draw one card each week; read and review the story that goes with it.  Since I joined, I’ve been drawing two cards at a time and looking for ways I can connect the randomly selected stories.   For … Continue reading Joan Didion vs. Jessica Mitford: A Deal-Me-In Short Story Non-Fiction Special Edition

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Book Review, Classic, Non-fiction, Rants

Jessica Mitford is Snarkier Than I–The American Way of Death Revisited

Since we became homeowners, C.J. and I have taken to burying our pets in the garden and planting rose bushes over their graves.  Because we have been in our house a long time, we now have a very beautiful garden.  In fact, if I’m really honest, I’d like my ashes to be buried in my garden when the time comes. This is a legal practice … Continue reading Jessica Mitford is Snarkier Than I–The American Way of Death Revisited

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