Along the Track

The track has led me out beyond the town To follow day across the waning fields, The crisping weeds and wastes of tender brown.   On either side the feathered tops are high, A tracery of broken arabesques Upon the sullen crimson of the sky.   Into the west the narrowing rails are sped. They [...]

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John Steinbeck-Literary Lion?

The article in question is located here: http://www.slate.com/id/2084913/ The Slate article above, though it is from 2003, raises some interesting questions. First, thank you Oprah for selecting that novel for your book club. I salute you and your cultural authority, if only this once. Second, Steinbeck is vastly underrated compared to his boozy counterparts-namely Fitzgerald, [...]

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