The Proving Trail
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marycatelliThe Proving Trail by Louis L'Amour
The young narrator of this tale leaves his job herding cattle to find his father, and learns that his father was murdered after a night of successful gambling.
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The young narrator of this tale leaves his job herding cattle to find his father, and learns that his father was murdered after a night of successful gambling.
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cut to the snake
Monday, August 11th, 2025 12:16 ammarycatelliI think I may have to muck about with how many heads the snakes have. One by one is too slow. The snakes are menaces, not things to tick off as they advance
Perhaps only odd numbers of heads?
Perhaps only odd numbers of heads?
Sanders' Union Fourth Reader
Monday, August 11th, 2025 12:13 ammarycatelliSanders' Union Fourth Reader by Charles Walton Sanders
Despite the titles, this is more recent than his New Fourth Reader. It repeats three or four readings from the earlier works, not all of them from the fourth reader.
Interesting nowadays chiefly for the views of edifying works and science of the time.
Despite the titles, this is more recent than his New Fourth Reader. It repeats three or four readings from the earlier works, not all of them from the fourth reader.
Interesting nowadays chiefly for the views of edifying works and science of the time.
To Tame a Land
Sunday, August 10th, 2025 05:04 pmmarycatelliTo Tame a Land by Louis L'Amour
You can do a lot of things in Westerns. This one is a bildungsroman.
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You can do a lot of things in Westerns. This one is a bildungsroman.
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vignette
Sunday, August 10th, 2025 10:54 ammarycatelliThis week's prompt is:
range 🐦
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
range 🐦
Anyone can join, with a 50-word creative fiction vignette in the comments. Your vignette does not have to include the prompt term. Any (G or PG) definition of the word can be used.
The School Reader. Third Book
Friday, August 8th, 2025 11:35 pmmarycatelliThe School Reader. Third Book: Containing Progressive Lessons in Reading, Exercises in Articulation and Inflection, Definitions, by Charles Walton Sanders
The third book is still focused on reading. Very few of the pieces come with bylines. Still, it's taking on the aspect of the later readers, with the focus on good readings, edifying and instruction.
May be chiefly of interest in view of what they selected in the era.
The third book is still focused on reading. Very few of the pieces come with bylines. Still, it's taking on the aspect of the later readers, with the focus on good readings, edifying and instruction.
May be chiefly of interest in view of what they selected in the era.
Ghost in the Tombs
Friday, August 8th, 2025 05:45 pmmarycatelliGhost in the Tombs by Jonathan Moeller
Caina's 32nd book. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.
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Caina's 32nd book. Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.
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unpacking
Thursday, August 7th, 2025 11:49 pmmarycatelliThe heroine is actually going to talk with a girl to find out secrets.
That means I have to pull the secrets out of the summary and feed them to her.
At least, I know there's going to be a dramatic attack at the end of this.
That means I have to pull the secrets out of the summary and feed them to her.
At least, I know there's going to be a dramatic attack at the end of this.
Sanders' young ladies' reader
Thursday, August 7th, 2025 11:33 pmmarycatelliSanders' young ladies' reader : embracing a comprehensive course of instruction in the principles of rhetorical reading : with a choice collection of exercises in reading, both in prose and poetry, for the use of the higher female seminaries, as also, the higher classes in female schools generally by Charles W. Sanders
A selection of prose and poetry intended for elocution classes. Interesting, nowadays, chiefly for the selections choosing. With an eye to variety, the preface assures us, because they are intended for the young.
This one is, unlike the fourth and fifth readers, aimed specifically at girls. Which means a couple on the education of women and the necessity of its being for their whole lives, and not the flurry of society to win their husbands, and more female characters in the stories. It has a couple of selections that overlap with those readers.
A selection of prose and poetry intended for elocution classes. Interesting, nowadays, chiefly for the selections choosing. With an eye to variety, the preface assures us, because they are intended for the young.
This one is, unlike the fourth and fifth readers, aimed specifically at girls. Which means a couple on the education of women and the necessity of its being for their whole lives, and not the flurry of society to win their husbands, and more female characters in the stories. It has a couple of selections that overlap with those readers.
r25.15 "Alone" - Oh you gotta keep your head low, if you want to keep your head (Star Wars)
Thursday, August 7th, 2025 09:04 pm