Friday Fare is where I post links to the random articles that have resonated with me during the week. Sometimes they make me smarter, sometimes they make me hungry … sometimes they have to do with writing and sometimes they are just plain random.
On Sunday, I was rambling the woods on my parents’ farm; on Thursday, my corner of Minnesota got about a foot of snow dumped on it. I am done with winter. Let’s be done with snow, m’kay?
It’s been a quiet week on the work front and I’ve been finding all sorts of readables on the Interwebs:
I’m pretty verbose about my love of L.M. Montgomery and “Anne of Green Gables.” One of the fan sites on Facebook linked to this 1986 New York Times article talking about the American debut of the beloved Canadian TV series.
I’ve probably missed about 90% of the shows / movies / etc. that James Franco has been in, but I like him all the same. This was an interesting article from Rolling Stone about a brilliant artist.
Obligatory George Clooney article. (Seriously – I think that I’m stuck in the 1990s or something. I have referenced Clooney in my fiction on TWO different occasions. He is my measurestick of hotness.)
This will be on my (To Be Read) TBR pile when it’s released: Nora McInerny Purmort’s memoir “It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too).” Like many Minnesotans, I followed the love story of Nora and her husband Aaron Purmort, who died in 2014 after a fierce battle with cancer. (This love story might have stayed in Minnesota, but gained national recognition after Mr. Purmort’s obituary ran in the Star Tribune. Seriously, read it. Best. Obit. Ever.) Mpls St Paul magazine ran a feature on Ms. McInerny Purmort in a recent issue. It’s worth the read.
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Listening to: I remember reading Loretta Lynn’s autobiography, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” when I was a kid. My grandpa Stan wasn’t big on books, but this was one that he kept at his house. So my heart has a huge soft spot when it comes to Loretta Lynn. This recent duet between Ms. Lynn and Willie Nelson? Impeccable.
Reading: See below.
Fiction Update: Monday marked the beginning of edits of what is either version five or six of “After Life” (AL). I’m already encountering self doubt and Microsoft Word shenanigans, but I’m in it for the long haul, babies … I’ve been jotting down some future blog post ideas, so I’ll share more through my “Adventures in Editing,” but for the time being, I’ll just leave it at this brief update.
Happy weekend, friends!
michellekubitz 