Tag Archives: Reading

Mis-readings

(Writers face their own dangers: words can be elusive, slippery, even Protean, changing shape before the reader’s very eyes!) Chris of Beyond Anomie recently commented on a post here, No More Questions to Ask: I must admit that on first glance, I read … Continue reading

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He’s My Kind of Reader —

“I confess I have been a rake at reading. I have read those things which I ought not have read, and I have not read those things which I ought to have read, and there is no health in me … Continue reading

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To Tell the Truth, Take 2

There’s a lot of action going on in the Comments (see fine print at the end of each post) on To Tell the Truth. For one thing, you’ll find a choice little bibliography of books on writing. For another, DJE suggested a … Continue reading

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