Recent Readings

I suppose it's a little misleading to classify The Golden Compass as a recent reading, more like a listening. The audio book was really enjoyable. And, after a few mornings listening to it in the kitchen while I made breakfast, I've completed it. I feel like I'll eventually read The Subtle Knife, but I'm not really in any hurry. I've got Stranger in a Strange Land to finish with Alex, and Cat's Cradle on my own.

Yesterday, I picked up Annie Dillard's Living By Fiction and read the introduction. Once I get started on that I expect to complete it in a day or two. I always tear right through some Annie Dillard. Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and Teaching a Stone to Talk have had a huge impact on both the way I read and write.

On a somewhat related note, I have an old edition of Mother Goose illustrated by Arthur Rackham back in Missouri that I've been missing. I found this nearly complete on-line version. I don't have any tattoos, but if I were to get one, I'm rather partial to Polly.