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REMEMBERING TIM WATTS

Posted on October 6, 2012 by colleen

Tim Watts died Wednesday morning and the tenor of Tenants Harbor changed in a heartbeat. He is a great big reason I know and love Tenants Harbor, and for that I will be forever grateful. Spring of ‘79, I was … Continue reading →

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FLAWS #1

Posted on August 11, 2011 by colleen

Good grief! I have triple AARGGHHHEed and I know better. (See Comments from last post.) I should have written and have now corrected: ANTI-oxidant-filled blueberries. Again: ANTI-oxidant-filled blueberries. And just to be sure: ANTI-oxidant-filled blueberries. With a gaffe like that, … Continue reading →

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Bleak? No, Austere.

Posted on November 25, 2008 by colleen

These are great days, cold in Minnesota, but great. (Yes we can, President Obama, oh yes, we can.) So now is the time to sneak in mention of Arnaldur Indridason’s new paperback, Voices. (NYTimes Book Review,11-2-08) “Not the Icelandic guy … Continue reading →

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HOW DO YOU REMEMBER?

Posted on October 13, 2008 by colleen

We were all of an age, though I more so, talking about how we remembered book lore. I argued for webs of proper nouns, especially names because they are more easily checked for misspellings, and connected by moving information. Reader … Continue reading →

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GROUP STUDIES

Posted on April 25, 2008 by colleen

I didn’t expect to like Swedish police detective, Kurt Wallender, but Kathy liked him and she doesn’t like bleak mysteries either, so I read Henning Mankell’s One Step Behind, and — hark! — I liked him. He’s not bleak, but … Continue reading →

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