Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about personification from Colum McCann…. Colum McCann is one of the finest writers I’ve ever read. His book Let The Great World Spin sits near the top of […]
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes from Jennifer Haigh… Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Mrs. Kimble — telling the story of a mysterious con man
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Reading time: About 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about similes and metaphors from Sarah Winman…. Sarah Winman is a British author and actress. She attended the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and began her career
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from American writer Kevin Wilson…. I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy a novel in which two of the main characters
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes and metaphors from Chanel Miller…. Known to the world as Emily Doe, Chanel Miller became a media sensation when her letter to
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes and metaphors by Sarah Manguso… I always appreciate a good memoir and ones related to personal health often interest me in particular.
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from Isaac Mizrahi… I can’t remember who suggested that I read the memoir of designer Isaac Mizrahi. Odds were less than 9/1
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of metaphors and similes from Jill Ciment… Although I say I seldom read murder mysteries, I’m starting to conclude I read more of them
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes and metaphors from Amy Waldman…. American author and journalist Amy Waldman (pictured above) was a reporter with the New York Times for
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Reading time: Just over 1 minute I like to share interesting pieces of figurative language I encounter in my reading. I write today about a series of similes from David Bezmozgis… Born in Latvia, David Bezmozgis is a writer and filmmaker based in Toronto. In the summer of 2010, he
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