Tag Archives: James Joyce

Let’s revisit: Joyce? Wordsworth? They’re just like us!

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Maureen Milliken

Hi all, I can’t hit the keyboard this month, so for your reading pleasure, I’m reprising a favorite column. Enjoy! For several years, I was a judge in nationwide self-published book contest. I was a first-tier judge, which meant I … Continue reading →

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Joyce? Wordsworth? They’re just like us!

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Maureen Milliken

For several years, I was a judge in nationwide self-published book contest. I was a first-tier judge, which meant I read a hundred or more books, sending one for every batch of 25 back to the next tier. Duties included … Continue reading →

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Famous Last Words

Posted on January 12, 2013 by mcwarchives

Paul Doiron here— Last month, we wrote about our favorite first lines from novels. Well, lately I’ve been thinking about favorite last lines. Ernest Hemingway supposedly wrote 47 endings to A Farewell to Arms—some of them more philosophical and emotionally expressive than … Continue reading →