It's like every printer in the land discovered he could make an extra half-cent for every unnecessary character he could add to the line of print, and went hog-wild on the apostrophes.
No doubt!
Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
vw bug - Mar 14, 2007 4:41:25 am PDT #2179 of 28175
Mostly lurking...
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2007 6:34:17 am PDT #2180 of 28175
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cool! I just found out there's a graphical LibraryThing widget you can insert into LJ code. I haven't played around with the parameters in detail yet, but this shows a random 4 books from my collection. I just need to tweak that and work out where in my journal layout to put it.
Connie Neil - Mar 14, 2007 10:31:14 am PDT #2181 of 28175
brillig
Yay! My Paypal transfer finally finished so I can get my Lifetime Library Thing membership! On to higher catalog numbers!
ChiKat - Mar 14, 2007 1:15:31 pm PDT #2182 of 28175
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I need some recommendations and figured the Buffista Hive Mind would be a great resource.
Do any of you know of any poems or short stories that are about dealing with sexual orientation/homosexuality that are written by Americans, preferrably well-regarded American authors, and are appropriate for high school sophomores? Appropriate meaning not graphic and fairly accessible for regular level readers.
Any suggestions you have would be most welcome!!
brenda m - Mar 14, 2007 2:54:35 pm PDT #2183 of 28175
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
A couple of suggestions from Judy Grahn - A History of Lesbianism, or one of the Common Woman poems, Carol, in the park, chewing on straws. I'll see if I can dig them up to post.
A Woman is Talking to Death is a longer piece, and amazing. Stunning. But not in a traditional style, so it might be a stretch. Brilliant look at powerlessness re race and sexuality.
There's a lot more, but much of it probably doesn't fit your appropriate/accessible criteria. (Though a ton of her work that deals with women generally would.)
Emily - Mar 14, 2007 9:24:42 pm PDT #2184 of 28175
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Not literature per se, but have you considered comic strips? I always found Dykes to Watch Out For quite informative, particularly at about the age when I would have been in 11th grade.
§ ita § - Mar 15, 2007 10:43:32 am PDT #2185 of 28175
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why doesn't the LibraryThing Buffista group page update? It's been at 5402 books for a couple days, I swear. And the Buffistas zeitgeist page (cool-assed idea) doesn't show the same recently added books right now as the recently added books page.
And now I must take the laptop into the living room, because cataloging all my graphic novels at once makes me feel one-dimensional. They're all I have left in the bedroom.
Atropa - Mar 15, 2007 1:33:27 pm PDT #2186 of 28175
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh lord. I finally caved and made a LibraryThing account. I even ordered a CueCat thingamie.
Connie, have no fears about your genre-heavy catalog. Just wait until I get all the vampire books entered in.
Connie Neil - Mar 15, 2007 2:29:14 pm PDT #2187 of 28175
brillig
Just wait until I get all the vampire books entered in.
Yay, I'll find new books to read!
sarameg - Mar 15, 2007 2:34:41 pm PDT #2188 of 28175
Dear god, I got an account. Now to see if I buy a cuecat (now way in HELL am I entering it all by hand. Too many books.)