PDF Available of Fixed Stars Govern a Life
In this year of Covid-19 and quarantining, it seems a lot of people have been Plathing and reading my papers on Academia.edu, as well as my two Decoding Sylvia Plath books. And they write, mainly asking, “How can I get a copy of Fixed Stars Govern a Life: Decoding Sylvia Plath“? It is out of […]
2019 and The Tower Card
Ending the year always leaves me with mixed feelings. In our house, we didn’t have much of a Christmas this year because Tom was in the hospital, having his knee operation (see a couple posts earlier). I thought about what I might want to say here in the blog, recapping the highlights of 2019 and […]
A Writer’s Diary
I never got dressed today. Yesterday I was diagnosed with Influenza A, and I figure that gives me license to stay in my pajamas all day. The sun is out and it is about 44 degrees. Out of the wind, it feels warmer. Because I crave sunshine the way an addict craves drugs, I spent […]
Fixed Stars Govern a Life Tarot Cards!
Over the last few years of teaching my first book, Fixed Stars Govern a Life: Decoding Sylvia Plath (2014, Stephen F. Austin State University Press) at Lindenwood University, I was able to provide my students with some amazing graphics, thanks in part to Tamara Robinson, an artist and reader of my work in New York City. Tamara painstakingly went […]