Recommended Reading
My pattern of reading continues!
Good Words In = Good Words Out
The Bradbury Trio [reading a poem, an essay, and a story every day] fuels my writing. I am doing a challenge this month to write a complete story every day for the month of May and these words have been incredibly helpful.
This is what I read today:
Poem: Proverbs from Purgatory Lloyd Schwartz The Paris Review
This poem is fun and takes many cliche phrases that are changed. I used to give this assignment to my first graders. I would print out pages with the first part of the saying and the kids would finish it with the first thing that came to mind.
Here are a few lines from the poem:
I know this town like the back of my head.
People who live in glass houses are worth two in the bush.
One hand scratches the other.
A friend in need is worth two in the bush.
A bird in the hand makes waste.
Essay: From a Rural Mexican Village to Creating Haute Cuisine in the Big City from Lit Hub
This essay is full of beautiful sentences and descriptions. It is an excerpt from a book that recently was published.
Story: Did I Mention the Fires? Teddy Engs Flash Frog
I appreciate the short staccato sentences of this story. This story is about a woman who is juggling multiple identities and relationships that seem to be in conflict with each other.
Thank you for sharing your reading. You have great taste, and I am always satisfied.