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Everest

Last week Sir Edmund Hillary, who, teamed with Tenzing Norgay, first scaled Mt. Everest, died at the age of 88 in his home country of New Zealand.* Hillary and Norgay reached the top of Everest after a brutal climb, and were later asked what they were thinking when they made the summit. Sir Hillary talkedContinueContinue reading “Everest”

GenreJump: Canada

I decided to jump into Canada. I admit it never occurred to me to read about Canada until today when I was standing in front of a display window at Dearborn Heights Public Library where I was giving a presentation. They had a collection of cultural memoires on display and I thought, for some reason,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump: Canada”

GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin

I’m not saying she should have stayed, but I can’t be her trumpeter either. ******* The Awakening is the story of a very privileged woman who decides to leave her husband and children and have brief affairs, sketch, and live off her private wealth. The book doesn’t frame it that way – according to Chopin,ContinueContinue reading “GenreJump:Classics: The Awakening by Kate Chopin”