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)
Continuing through the weekend, the Festival leaps and sours, entertains and amazes. So far audiences have seen solos, ensembles, duets, even a short film from Lynn Panting – so much…
Thank you both for joining me – I thought we could talk more broadly about writing and publishing in NL. You’ve both recently published books – Jen, can you tell us…
Where does the band name come from? How about your latest album title, Pockets Filled With Rocks? I wish I had a better story for the name, but honestly…