The action ofEntrancedpasses in St. Paul, and it really is St. Paul, not even Minneapolis, or perhaps anything but Minneapolis, since unplumbed spiritual abysses separate the Twin Cities. So this is no vague, delocalized ‘midwestern metropolis,’ but St. Paul. The Robinsons belong in it, ...
The other, a smaller and older man, stood entranced while I recited to him that passage of the Saxon Chronicle which begins, “Then came Leija with longships forty-four, and the fyrd went out against him.” I was pointing out to him that the Chronicle had been written partly by the ...
For example, if you’re entranced by Indian kantha quilts, study them. Look at the color combinations, the stitching, the layering. Which parts of that do you want to imitate, and which parts would you alter to suit your own preferences more closely? Then don’t just imitate; experiment....
She orders fries and a small lemonade from Hot Dog on A Stick, and finds herself entranced by the beautiful girl behind the counter. A few days later, when she and her mom take Abbey’s father’s guitar in for a tune-up, imagine her shock when that same girl works there, too. The...
In “Erasure,” Thelonious “Monk” Ellison writes historical novels that are best known – if they are known at all – for their obscurity. Your books don’t sell, Monk’s agent tells him, because “the line is, you’re not black enough.” ...
Living nearby in the 1970s Howard Blake wrote some music for the Abbey, and became fascinated by the contribution of the Abbey's acoustics to that music. Now comes further music of larger scope, using St Benedict, the Psalms, Francis Thompson and the composer's own words for collective ...
Establishing himself as a champion of folk music was only the beginning for Dylan ... or maybe it was the end. Fans entranced by the mostly acoustic numbers on his first few LPs were shocked by his continuing style shift onHighway 61 Revisited. Using rock musicians as the backing band on...
When Neil, keen photographer and husband of my lovely friend Jan, came to visit, Greta was entranced by his phone camera, inquisitively posing for shot after shot. As another infamous Rosewarne lady had had a bit of a thing for Neil (Effie who was oh so fickle in her affections had ...
Thenovelsat on my bookshelf, imposing, menacing, and calling along withHarry Blamires’ guidefor at least 10 years. I knew, I wanted to tackle this great of modern literature, but have always been as intimated by its heft yet also entranced by its accolades. The facts that it is a nov...
The Devil whispered, entranced by the story. He was munching on a box of popcorn. The old man continued, “You don’t get how big this mouse was! Radiation it must’ve been. Too many phones these days, that’s what causes it. I did the only think I could! I grabbed my walking ...