Tag Archives: Dorothy Parker

LITERATURE: McCarthy & Parker

Posted on July 13, 2005 by susan

Good grief, do I miss phenomenal writing!  Yes, I suppose I must admit that the classics don’t become that without good reason.  I’m plodding my way through short story lit journals that shall remain nameless for now (after all, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: McCarthy/Parker – A Link

Posted on July 6, 2005 by susan

First off, this is Spinning post number 2001.  Neat eh?   Or is it time to shut up? But not before I share this, a technique I found Dorothy Parker exercised in "The Lovely Leave" that of the fuchsia plant the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Dorothy Parker

Posted on July 6, 2005 by susan

When I picked up (borrowed from John) "The Portable Dorothy Parker," the first story I read–the first in the book–was "The Lovely Leave."  I was dumbstruck by the simple language, the useage that wove it into gold.  The book is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: More Parker

Posted on June 14, 2005 by susan

All right, I finally have ordered my own copy of "The Portable Dorothy Parker" (I’m on borrowed reading) because it is something that I would like to have on hand to remind myself of how to reveal character.  Although Parker’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Parker

Posted on June 14, 2005 by susan

The women in Parker’s stories have much in common, whether from the high side of society or the low, and they differ only in their knowledge and handling of their situation of status.  It is the purpose of these women … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Character Build

Posted on June 12, 2005 by susan

There’s much going through my head this morning about characters within a story and I’ll be posting more on it later, but I wanted to get the base down now–before I go write up sales slips and plant geraniums. We … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Character

Posted on June 10, 2005 by susan

Dorothy Parker’s characters are real to me, perhaps because of the era, perhaps because, though this was not as my family lived, it was something I had watched in nightly movies on Channel 5’s The Early show. McCarthy’s characters are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Parker

Posted on June 8, 2005 by susan

Well, a surprising touch of the bizarre from Dorothy Parker. "Mrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street" is a tale of a quiet couple hiring the services of chef/butler who came with glowing references, mostly given them by Horace (the butler) himself.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Parker

Posted on June 5, 2005 by susan

I don’t think I should be reading "The Portable Dorothy Parker" all the way through–many of the conversations are starting to sound too much alike, and I feel like I’m lost in "The Early Show"  forever with Nick and Nora … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Parker

Posted on June 4, 2005 by susan

Okay, so I’ll probably flunk Nutrition because there’s so much to read, so much to write.  No, not in the course–although that’s heavily overloaded with both, but in my choice of reading and my story-telling of writing. And I didn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Dorothy Parker

Posted on May 24, 2005 by susan

Honestly, I’ll get beyond the first story in this anthology, but this one technique has stuck in my head so I need to dump it into yours, especially since it is in keeping with my prior entry regarding omniscience of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Dorothy Parker

Posted on May 23, 2005 by susan

Finally got started on "The Portable Dorothy Parker" and believe I made one mistake already.  I followed the normal mechanical method of bookreading, and started from the beginning.  The introduction, I think, gives too much away about the author and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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