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Tag Archives: E.B. White
An Ode to E.B. White and a Very Special Teacher
I post this every year at the beginning of the school year, in honor of all the teachers out there – the teachers I know, and the teachers I’ve had.Teachers are on the front lines of every boneheaded political ideological … Continue reading
2014 Books Read
2014 was a good reading year. I re-read a lot of favorites, including Rebecca West’s 1200 page Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. There was a fun mix of re-reads and new stuff, of fiction and non-fiction. My year of being … Continue reading
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The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “The Railroad”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White Before I bought my car, I was a frequent Amtrak traveler. I didn’t really need a car, living where I live, but ever since I bought the thing, I … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “The Ring of Time”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White Written in 1956, this essay is about one of E.B. White’s Florida sojourns. He is in Sarasota, and he soaks up all of the differences between Florida climate and … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “Here Is New York”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White New York is one of the most evocative of cities. You could fill a library with works addressing its particular charms/annoyances/character. Like Paris, it exists as a symbol, as … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “The Geese”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White “Geese” is a perfect example of what E.B. White does like no other. It is difficult to pinpoint from where the magic emanates. It is difficult to actually label … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “Coon Tree”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White Obviously, E.B. White felt an affinity for animals, and observed them at close range, during his years running a small farm in Maine. You can feel that background knowledge … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “The Eye of Edna”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White E.B. White sent in dispatches to The New Yorker (and other magazines, but primarily The New Yorker) from his farm in Maine. He wrote about the rhythms of the … Continue reading
The Books: Essays of E.B. White, “Good-bye to Forty-eighth Street”
Next book on my essays bookshelf: Essays of E. B. White Growing up, E.B. White’s children’s books, Charlotte’s Web, Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little were hugely formative influences. I read them over and over and over again. I … Continue reading
And Time Has Told
“Whether children will find anything amusing in it, only time will tell.” — E.B. White to his editor Cass Canfield about Charlotte’s Web
![“There were so many things I wanted to say, stream-of-consciousness things, designs and patterns while listening to music. I felt I might be able to say [them] if I had an unending canvas.” — pioneering experimental animator Mary Ellen Bute #botd
I wrote about Bute - a fascinating woman whose experimental shorts were shown before features in the 1930s - meaning literally millions of people saw her work. I wrote about her feature film adaptation of FINNEGANS WAKE - and her career in general - for @filmcommentmagazine. As a fellow member of the James Joyce Society, albeit 80 years apart - I feel like I was born to write a piece like this. Just sorry Dad wasn’t here. It was in the print version of the mag (RIP) but it’s online too. Link in bio/stories.
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