I'm new to your substack and very much enjoying your writing and reflections on books! I'm a mom and reader and sometimes writer and reading your posts feels like finding a friend.
I have one child named after a character from Brideshead Revisited and one named from Ballad of the White Horse. I'm praying for more children, even as I struggle with the monotonous parts of motherhood. Sitting in a rocking chair, nursing a baby and listening to a classic book on audiobook makes me happy. Picking up the same toys every day... Ehhh. Not so much.
Thank you so much! You’ve made my day. That’s lovely of you to say-I’ve found that sense of “oh you too?”/“it’s not just me” has been one of the nicest things about being on Substack. Excellent choices. I LOVE the Ballad of the White Horse. Poetry isn’t usually my wheelhouse but White Horse proved an exception. The end of day toy pick up-it’s a spiritual struggle I swear
I'm new to your substack and very much enjoying your writing and reflections on books! I'm a mom and reader and sometimes writer and reading your posts feels like finding a friend.
I have one child named after a character from Brideshead Revisited and one named from Ballad of the White Horse. I'm praying for more children, even as I struggle with the monotonous parts of motherhood. Sitting in a rocking chair, nursing a baby and listening to a classic book on audiobook makes me happy. Picking up the same toys every day... Ehhh. Not so much.
Thank you so much! You’ve made my day. That’s lovely of you to say-I’ve found that sense of “oh you too?”/“it’s not just me” has been one of the nicest things about being on Substack. Excellent choices. I LOVE the Ballad of the White Horse. Poetry isn’t usually my wheelhouse but White Horse proved an exception. The end of day toy pick up-it’s a spiritual struggle I swear
Delta Wedding made Bloom's Western Canon List: http://sonic.net/~rteeter/grtbloom.html
I had no idea! That’s great