Tag Archives: contemporary fiction
Grendel–John Gardner
For my contemporary fiction class we read “Grendel” by John Gardner. What strikes me most about the novel is the language and why we tell stories. Some of my favorite lines: “Stars, spattered out through lifeless night from end to end, like jewels scattered in a dead king’s grave, tease, torment my wits toward meaningful …
First Day of Classes
The first day of my final semester at Bowling Green went well. I did better on the pop quiz of international trivia than I expected (six out of ten). Check out these quizzes and see how you do: http://iew.state.gov/quiz.cfm. As for contemporary fiction, we started reading “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country” …
Suzanna and Writing 