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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, Marriage Plot, Non-fiction, Ramble, Short Story

H.L. Mencken vs. Ursula K. Le Guin – A Deal Me In Short Story Challenge

When I joined Jay at Bibliophilopolis’s short story challenge, I added a little twist of my own, drawing two cards/stories from my deck and trying to find a way to link them in my review. It’s been fun but it’s not going to work this time. H.L. Mencken would hate Ursula K. Le Guin.  Mencken would surely be one of those critics lamenting the sad … Continue reading H.L. Mencken 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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