Margaret Atwood’s “Hair Jewellery” (#MARM Week Two)

2023-11-14T09:58:29-05:00

Reading this, the Take 30 interviewer’s comments from 1977 circled in my mind: an unrealised conversation, where declaration replaces exploration. The interviewer said the stories filled her with sadness, all those rotten situations and dismal romantic relationships; however, she mentioned no details and referenced just one story dedicated to

Margaret Atwood’s “Hair Jewellery” (#MARM Week Two)2023-11-14T09:58:29-05:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Week Two: November 8-14

2023-11-09T11:03:53-05:00

Happy Week Two, MARM-ers. The clocks were turned back on the weekend, so it’s dark before five, but no snow quite yet. Most of the bigger trees have lost all their leaves but the sun is shining brightly this afternoon, while I’m munching on roasted pumpkin seeds and thinking

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Week Two: November 8-142023-11-09T11:03:53-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “Rape Fantasies” (#MARM Week One)

2023-11-03T10:37:29-04:00

Initially, I watched Hana Gartner interviewing Margaret Atwood on “Take 30” Sept. 27, 1977 as a complement to Dancing Girls, and ostensibly that’s the subject. But it’s more interesting as an example of the kind of preconceptions and judgements Atwood’s faced throughout her career. You don’t learn about the

Margaret Atwood’s “Rape Fantasies” (#MARM Week One)2023-11-03T10:37:29-04:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Week One: November 1-7

2023-10-30T16:15:51-04:00

Part of the appeal of MARM for me is a sense of having reserved the month. When I heard about Old Babes in the Wood, I thought, November! And that, simultaneously, seems to create an opportunity for other reading, in the remaining eleven months. (Next year, I think I

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Week One: November 1-72023-10-30T16:15:51-04:00

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Announcement

2023-09-07T15:24:13-04:00

From November 1, 2023 through November 30, 2023 I’ll be reading Margaret Atwood, and you’re invited to join: yes, the 6th MARM is on the books. On the 18th, Margaret Atwood celebrates her 84th birthday and quietly I’ll be celebrating, by reading her work (maybe there will be cake).

November 2023 #MARM Margaret Atwood Reading Month Announcement2023-09-07T15:24:13-04:00
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