Tag Archives: reading

Summertime

Posted on July 6, 2021 by kconstantine

While I prefer the green of spring, autumn’s sense of passing time, and the sweater-bundling of winter, there is still something about summertime. It takes me back to childhood, when summer meant a long stretch of fun and freedom and … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus May 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020 by kconstantine

Just a few lines from my recent reading. “When the sweat comes back this summer, 1528, people say, as they did last year, that you won’t get it if you don’t think about it. But how can you not?” Wolf … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Books

Posted on June 7, 2018 by kconstantine

With Mother’s Day passed, and Father’s Day still ahead, I’d like to take this time in between to remember my parents and thank them for something very specific they did for me: they provided books. Lots and lots of books. … Continue reading →

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A Little Women’s History Reading

Posted on March 21, 2018 by kconstantine

It’s Women’s History Month, and I want to share a few of the amazing books by and about women that I’ve read recently. I’ve included two classics of women’s literature and three that are a little outside the box, and … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Poe

Posted on January 22, 2018 by kconstantine

We just passed Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday. He was born January 19, 1809, and I’ve been reading his poetry and also some of his essays. One of them in particular, “The Poetic Principle,” where he attempts to explain poetry and … Continue reading →

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I Believe in New Year’s

Posted on January 1, 2018 by kconstantine

2017 was a sad year. In addition to the major shocking, horrifying and depressing events that took place in the world, on a minor, personal note, I got almost nothing written. How can a person who calls themselves a writer … Continue reading →

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Reading and Reflecting

Posted on March 10, 2016 by kconstantine

Mise en abyme is a term used in art when a copy of an image is placed inside an image, and sometimes in literature to mean a story within a story. It implies self-reflection: me looking at something and recognizing … Continue reading →

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Coming of Age with Saroyan

Posted on August 19, 2015 by kconstantine

Worship is a bit excessive but reverence not strong enough to describe my feeling for William Saroyan and his work. He provided my first access into the meaning of life—a simple, honest, basic view but deep with color and texture, … Continue reading →

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