Darth Vader Has Nothing on Zenia
We have these people in our lives and it is a common aspect to many of Atwood’s novels whereby the protagonist’s life revolves around the greater, more active movements of another character. Oryx and Crake are the forces that drive [...]
Inside the Frame of The Robber Bride
Now that I’ve finished a few of her books including The Robber Bride, I’ve noticed another trend in her work that is structural that goes against a lot of what the commonly accepted wisdom is when it comes to writing. [...]
The Month of Atwood Begins!
The usefulness of an English degree is a common academic punchline, but a sentiment I’ve seen floated around that I agree with is that a degree like English, taken for the right reasons, is worth whatever you put into it. [...]
A (Collective Noun) of Drouillards
So it’s 2012. Where are we at? December was a crazy month. Your grandmother on your mother’s side, Annette, flew over mid-November to help us out with the day-to-day operation of being parents but in the last two weeks of [...]
Let’s Be Friends
So I wrote you a letter, 2012. I’m not sure I’ve done that before. Every year I think about it. I know what I’m going to say. Plans for what we’re going to do together. Hopes and fears about what [...]