Tag Archives: From the Books

From the Books: “I Never Met a Story I Didn’t Like”

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Kelly Sedinger

I borrowed this book from the library a few weeks ago, and after plowing through it (and finding it quite hilarious), I reviewed in on Goodreads. But for this space I wanted to excerpt a particular chapter that I found … Continue reading →

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From the Books: “Come Along With Me”, Shirley Jackson

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

After last week’s entry, a more positive extract, this time, from the same book: Shirley Jackson’s anthology Come Along With Me. This is from an essay titled “Notes for a Young Writer”. I don’t read a whole lot of writing … Continue reading →

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From the Books: “Come Along With Me”, by Shirley Jackson

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

This book is a collection of stories and essays by Shirley Jackson, the great writer of often dark fiction, if not outright horror, from the middle of the last century. Jackson’s life seems to have been generally free of drama, … Continue reading →

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A Century since the Conflagration

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

One hundred years ago, it began. And in a lot of ways, it hasn’t ended…but then, can we even say that “it” really started one hundred years ago, as opposed to just one particular long and sickening phase of “it”? … Continue reading →

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From the Books: Danny the Champion of the World

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

I’ve mentioned Roald Dahl’s amazing Danny the Champion of the World in this space before, because it’s quite simply one of my favorite books of all time. To this day I read it every few years, and I still find myself … Continue reading →

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From the Books: Douglas R. Hofstadter on the Rubik’s Cube

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kelly Sedinger

My uncle Jerry once told me an awful joke: What goes, “Click–do I have it yet? Click–do I have it yet? Click–do I have it yet?” Answer: Stevie Wonder doing a Rubik’s Cube. I know. Awful. Anyway, many squeals of … Continue reading →

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A bit of parenting advice

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Kelly Sedinger

A message from Roald Dahl. Be SPARKY, people! #Quote #RoaldDahl #DannyTheChampionOfTheWorld, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. Courtesy Roald Dahl, in his amazing book Danny the Champion of the World. If you haven’t read this beautiful, funny, moving, and exciting story, what’s … Continue reading →

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A nifty paragraph

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Kelly Sedinger

Reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I really liked this paragraph. #reading #books, originally uploaded by Jaquandor. I’ve been reading The Count of Monte Cristo of late, and I just really liked this particular paragraph. I know I’m reading a … Continue reading →

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From the Books: “Me the People”

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Kelly Sedinger

I’ve recently read a book called Me the People: One Man’s Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America, by Kevin Bleyer. Mr. Bleyer is, among other things, one of the writers for The Daily Show, … Continue reading →

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From the Books: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Kelly Sedinger

I don’t own this book yet. But I’ve had it checked out of the library a majority of the weeks it’s been in the collection, which means that it’s well past time for me to get off my ass and … Continue reading →

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