"Once again I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking."~Gertrude Stein
"I never appreciated 'positive' heroes in literature. They are almost always cliches, copies of copies, until the model is exhausted. I prefer perplexity, doubt, uncertainty, not just because it provides a more 'productive' literary raw material, but because that is the way we humans really are."~Jose Saramago
Tuesday night brings us back to fiction with one of the most interesting of American female writers, Shirley Jackson. Brad Echols presides as we examine our annual collection of short fiction, as well as a banned book. Known worldwide on the strength of the endlessly anthologized "THE LOTTERY," Jackson was capable of an even wider range of subjects tones, and literary devices.
Brad provided the questions, so it is our job to provide acumen and wit to complement them! Let's get together for another of our signature literary discussions on Tuesday. Also, we can take the opportunity to discuss next month's visit with author Joe R. Lansdale. We want the meeting to be one worthy of Mr. Lansdales time and travel. All ideas will be appreciated. See you then.
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