Tag: Reading
July 9, 2009
Bronzeville, Chicago
I’m writing an essay for Granta about Bronzeville, the Great Migration of African Americans from the south to Chicago early in the Twentieth Century, Chicago’s racism, and my favorite Chicago […]
READ MOREJune 28, 2009
Wimbledon
I’ve never played tennis, but I always enjoy watching Wimbledon. It’s something I started doing with my husband’s mother, Geraldine, who was born in Wimbledon in 1883. She used to […]
READ MOREJune 20, 2009
9 so far this year
That’s murders in the United States by people connected to white supremacist groups, according to Chip Berlet on June 18th’s Fresh Air. Apparently, we can’t have anti-hate-crime legislation in America […]
READ MOREJune 16, 2009
Good Websites?
Thanks for your support. I’m sorry to whine in public–just wanted to explain why I’m not keeping on top of the blog these days. My web mistress, Lisa Hazen, is […]
READ MOREJune 12, 2009
Things Could Be Worse
Things could be worse; they often are, and I am lucky. But I’ve had a lot going on in my private world involving many different doctors and many different family […]
READ MOREJune 6, 2009
D-Day: – and + 1
65 years ago tonight, my husband, S C Wright, was the radar officer in the code room on the HMS Apollo. He decoded the message that announced the June 6 […]
READ MOREJune 3, 2009
Are the Cubs a Giant Boil?
Chicago’s book fair, which is always the first weekend in June, will take place June 6-7 this year. I’ll be taking part in a panel on the Chicago Cubs at […]
READ MOREMay 30, 2009
Galleys
Today I received bound galleys for Hardball, which is always an exciting time in the life of a book. It’s a strange time, too, because it represents a kind of […]
READ MOREMay 29, 2009
Photo Finish, cont
II Wayland Davenport had died the same year as my client’s mother. Poor Hunter, Senior, losing his wife and his father at the same time. His mother Mildred […]
READ MOREMay 23, 2009
Photo Finish ( A V I Warshawski story)
Note: I’ve been juggling a few too many things lately to work on my alchemy story, so I thought I’d post a story I wrote a few years back that […]
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