Authors I Admire

Here’s what I wrote about Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder for my profile class. Choice of Point of View The most engaging sections of Tracy Kidder’s profile of Paul Farmer occur when the author is on the page, offering his own reflections on the complexities of his subject. By using a first person narrative and inserting himself into the action, Kidder skillfully guides the readers on the journey of figuring out Paul Farmer and his obsessions. The first person point of view allows the author to expose the complexity of his own relationship with Farmer, which adds another dimension …

I just finished Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild and am trying to figure out why the book didn’t grab me as hard as it has some of my friends. I read the original story that Krakauer wrote for Outside Magazine back in 1993 (http://outside.away.com/outside/features/1993/1993_into_the_wild_1.html) and the letters from readers who accused the author of glorifying Chris McCandless when he was nothing but a another dumb kid from the lower 48’s that was unprepared for Alaska’s harsh conditions. At the time I didn’t have much of an opinion, but wondered why McCandless was worth so much attention. A few years later, …

How about that? Two posts in one day! I just had to tell ya’ll about my friend Patrice Moore being interviewed at Allie’s Musings. Patrice is a member of my local Romance Writers of America (RWA) chapter and such an inspiration to my writing. Go read the interview and you’ll see why: http://allieboniface.blogspot.com/2008/03/writers-wednesday-interview-with.html  Chief constituents of Musli cheap viagra 100mg check for info Kaunch capsules are Musli Sya, Semal Musli, Safed Musli and kaunch. Q- What are the symptoms of prostate enlargement, perform by restraining the action of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, the enzyme in sildenafil buy in canada charge for …

Tonight I went to a local comedy club with some friends. I’ve always admired stand up comics, the good ones makes something really hard looks so very easy. It’s like they’re just hanging out with friends and shooting the breeze. The ones we saw tonight were not that good. Instead of delivering well written material, they relied on shock factor instead. Don’t get me wrong, I like a dirty or offensive joke as much as the next guy. But if it isn’t funny, then what’s the point? So that got me thinking. What I find funny is of course not …