mstrust is currently reading 30 Stories in 30 Days and The Yellow Wallpaper.
I’m female, from the United States. I’ve been a DailyLit member since September 14, 2009. My reading interests include Classics, Fiction, History, Travel, and Cooking.
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Reader Challenges - Who's Coming to Dinner?
Dad carved.
Grandma stared at the man next to her.
"I'm Garrett," he offered.
"Who?!"
"Nancy, Mom!"
"Garrett, Dad!"
"I had a friend named Nancy," Grandma announced.
"I'll go," Garrett whispered.
"They're happy to meet you," Sam said.
"Overjoyed," Dad murmured.
Silence.
"You look nothing like Nancy," Grandma told Garrett.
Classic Shorts: Eight Stories for Summer - Author??
I'm a fan of this story too. Very quirky and unexpected from Melville. There are some good movie versions too.
Paradise Lost - Very difficult language
Milton is notoriously difficult. Keep in mind that Milton really isn't showing off-in his day a person who could read was an educated person, which meant a person of wealth or a member of the church. Greek, Roman and Latin languages and histories would have been very familiar to them.
Reader Challenges - Crime-Noir in 50 Words
"It's done?" she asked.
He had a photo as proof. She looked closely. Held out a bag.
"Killing his girlfriend was cheaper."
"You hired someone else?" He sounded hurt.
"Simple job," she smiled.
He shook his head.
"Scorned women keep me in business."
"Hits?"
"Arrests," he said, pulling his badge.