Reading Sarah Klassen’s ‘Russian Daughter’
Sarah Klassen is a writer — a poet and novelist. In my humble and possibly uninformed opinion, it seems to me she may be a […]
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Reading ‘Nightbitch’
Hey, I read Nightbitch the other night. (I mean, it must be read at night, really.) Thankfully, I read it all in one sitting. I […]
Reading Sofia Samatar’s “The White Mosque”
As we follow Samatar, following the band of travelers, deeper into this unfamiliar distant land, it all begins to feel a little Tolkien-esque. she describes “an atmosphere of wonder and terror”, and says the pilgrims had a “sense of weird, excessive experience”.
Seeking Small Villages in Paul Hiebert’s “Doubting Castle”
I remember the moment I first encountered Paul Hiebert’s Doubting Castle. At the Steinbach MCC, the author name, title, and slender size all made me […]
Mennonite Novice Reads “The Mennonite Starter Kit”
I might have some explaining to do. Why am I reading The Mennonite Starter Kit? I seem to have positioned myself as a professional Mennonite. […]