Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)

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Straight away, there’s this matter of the quetzal. I know I’ve been puzzled by it before and something about the familiarity that settles like dust when I learn it’s a bird makes me think I’ve learned this before. The quetzal doesn’t stick. I think it’s a old poetic form,

Margaret Atwood’s “The Resplendent Quetzal” (#MARM Week Four)2023-12-04T11:44:37-05:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Four): November 22-28

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What are the odds of getting sick during MARM? One month’s worth in a twelve-month. Fortunately, I was well for treats on the 18th to mark Margaret Atwood’s birthday (evidence below) and now I will simply resume, standing contrary to the calendar, declaring it week four for all MARMers.

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Four): November 22-282023-12-01T09:57:06-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)

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The premise of this second story in Margaret Atwood’s new collection Old Babes in the Wood is that Nell is telling a story about two friends, John and François. “They’re dead now. A thing that happens increasingly: people die. This radiator incident took place in the early 1990s, when

Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)2023-11-14T13:51:00-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “When It Happens” and “A Travel Piece” (#MARM Week Three)

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Maybe three years ago, I watched an interview with Margaret Atwood—back when all the talk was about The Testaments (either its coming or its arriving), in which she was asked whether she considers herself an optimist or a pessimist and on the following weekend, Mr BIP and I were

Margaret Atwood’s “When It Happens” and “A Travel Piece” (#MARM Week Three)2023-11-13T19:50:42-05:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Three): November 15-21

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Welcome to Week Three, MARMers: the midpoint of the sixth iteration of this reading celebration. And, of course, there’s cake to come, because it’s the birthday week. But, in the meantime, back to the books. Coincidentally, I also discovered Margaret Atwood in the Giller-nominated Girlfriend on Mars (2023) by

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month (Week Three): November 15-212023-11-14T14:01:59-05:00
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