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So I read William Faulkner’s AS I LAY DYING. I understand why it’s a classic, and I agree that it’s brilliantly written, but I could feel myself both losing and gaining IQ points as I read. It wasn’t that Faulkner portrayed country people as stupid, because he didn’t. It was the narrative family that kept me scaring the cats by yelling at the book. I used up my entire 2026 quota of the word “stupid”, and I needed to have some in stock for politicians, so now I’m mad about THAT. You know a book was really well written when you can’t stop thinking about it. Damn it.
My Easter nails were inspired by the shirt I planned to wear.
So I did a fluid mix of green, blue, and white.
Noice.
Nobody noticed.
A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: You make a special effort and nobody notices.
MA
Daniel Antion
April 9, 2026 at 4:48pmThat is a difficult book to read without using up the words you need for this year.
Good job on the nails.
Teagan R Geneviene
April 6, 2026 at 2:17pmI freely admit that long, long ago I gave up any interest in “literature” — meaning anything that’s considered classic or worthwhile because it makes me cry or otherwise sad. I want to be entertained. Call it arrogance or audacity, I’ve become enlightened enough through other means. But you had me laughing about the IQ points and yelling at the book. 😀 Hugs.
Marian Allen
April 6, 2026 at 2:44pmI was trying to think of a piece of “literature” that didn’t make me cry or sad AT ALL, and I came up with a few: “The Anarchists’ Convention” is one. I don’t remember being sad when reading BARCHESTER TOWERS, but there probably were some sad bits I just don’t remember. NORTHANGER ABBEY by Jane Austen. THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN by Laurence Sterne, which you can get free on Project Gutenberg by clicking this link. It isn’t for everyone, but I’m about thirty degrees off true, so it tickled me.