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Just a few of the stories I love to read and the artists who give me hope for the future
Kawai Strong Washburn - Sharks in the Time of Saviors
My indepth discussion on one of the best books of the decade:
Annie Proulx -
Brokeback Mountain
My unbridled hero
worship of my favorite
living author can be
heard here:
Toni Morrison -
The Bluest Eye
The meaning of the word "masterpiece."
Reading this book will change your life
Ernest Hemingway -
A Clean, Well-lighted Place
&
Indian Camp
My dramatic readings of
and discussions on both:
Yukio Mishima -
The Sound of Waves
Bonus: My four-part series on Mishima's "Confessions of a Mask:"
Joyce Carol Oates -
Where Are You Going,
Where Have You Been?
The short story that made
me want to write
Lois Ann Yamanaka -
Father of the Four Passages
A good artist can find beauty amidst life's ugliness; a true artist can make the ugly beautiful.
George Saunders -
Sticks
A dramatic reading
and in-depth
discussion:
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