It’s been called one of the greatest short stories ever written: James Joyce‘s The Dead, set on The Feast of the Epiphany, opening as Gabriel Conroy and his wife, Gretta, arrive late to his aunts’ annual Christmas party.
Well worth a timely read, or watch the very fine film adaptation (directed by John Huston and starring Anjelica Huston).
(top image: Winter Scene 1867, Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten)
OKAY, SO I HAVE TO ADMIT that going online freaked me out a little bit. It was the details: planning for mobile screen sizes, linking to author bios, uploading, saving, always…
Born in Saskatchewan, Houston was influenced by Modernist Art and landscape painting as expression of people and place, community and belonging. Leaving the Prairies, she studied at Parson’s School of Design…
The Atlantic changes you. It’s tough love, but there’s nothing like it.