And I can't BELIEVE I didn't mention Grace Paley! One of her stories, "Goodbye and Good Luck," has ben recorded and i heard it on NPR--it would make a noce teaching aid. A terrific story and fun to read.
ETA< And here it is: [link]
I'm all up in the law now, but damn it feels good to get my violence on.
Gunn ,'Unleashed'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Jan 16, 2008 2:49:25 pm PST #3768 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2008 2:53:58 pm PST #3769 of 10001
In the "insult to injury" category, my watch died. The same watch that died when I was in NM. I was just going to toss it, explaining to my dad that I am death on watches, be they $10 or $100. They die. I replace batteries. They die again. "Oh no, I have a new battery!" and he kindly replaced it for me.
It died again. It's just me.
So I'll keep buying $10 watches.
Gadget_Girl - Jan 16, 2008 2:58:27 pm PST #3770 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
iTunes U is a great resource for a number of short stories. The University of Tampa has started a section titles "Lit 2 Go". They have a number of stories and poetry available as free downloads and have a website that includes lexile levels, Sunshine State Standards (for those of us who have to worry about those), theme, and a learning activity/graphic organizer.
I've been using a number of the iTunes U resources for my classes this year. I've also been experimenting with to incorporate podcasts as well. Some of the podcasts make great bellringers or anchor assignments.
Sheryl - Jan 16, 2008 3:07:27 pm PST #3771 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Can't think of any short stories to add to the discussion off the top of my head, but I'm a bit sleep-deprived at the moment.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2008 3:23:10 pm PST #3772 of 10001
I need a remote control for moods.
Transportation issues ping the whole independence panic button.
erikaj - Jan 16, 2008 3:30:03 pm PST #3773 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Grace Paley is awesome. Alice Walker has written some good ones, too.
sarameg - Jan 16, 2008 4:14:08 pm PST #3774 of 10001
sarameg, months like yours are why I'm looking to finally start an emergency fund in my savings account, just in case. I have nightmares about my car blowing up on me, and my cat needing emergency surgery, and losing my job all at once.
I don't have to be a cautionary tale, I can be an inspiration?
(I swear to god, I posted this before, but who the hell knows where?!)
Daisy Jane - Jan 16, 2008 4:25:49 pm PST #3775 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
There was a short story on TAL called "The Underminer" that is one of my favorite things I've ever heard. It's on the The Allure of the Mean Friend show and it's all the dialogue of that passive-agressive, bitchy friend who is all, "Yeah, I'll be making six figures now, but I think it's great that you're not in it for the money."
Jesse - Jan 16, 2008 4:30:27 pm PST #3776 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have some newish collections of short stories that have some good ones, including the 2007 Best Unrequired Reading (or something like that) and a McSweeney's collection of Astonishing Tales (or something like that).
Daisy Jane - Jan 16, 2008 4:31:44 pm PST #3777 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
2007 Best Unrequired Reading
Oh I think I have that from the year before! I got it while visiting with Hec and JZ and Matilda at City Lights!