Reading and Roaming
Kalispell A year or so ago, I’d never heard of Kalispell, Montana, much less known how to spell it. It’s in the northwestern part of the state and is the town in which Glacier Park International Airport is located. Their code is FCA (totally unintuitive!) The airport is small, but recently expanded, rustic in feel, and bustling …
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BOOK OF THE WEEK Trespasses by Louise Kennedy Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, this first novel portrays gritty daily life in Belfast and its environs. The tension between neighboring Catholics and Protestants is often escalated by seemingly random acts of violence. Cushla, a young elementary school teacher, lives with her alcoholic mother and helps occasionally at …
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VIEWING Still (Apple TV+) This documentary about Michael J. Fox is ultimately a testament to one man’s steadfastness in the face of illness. Michael J. Fox was a hot young TV star in the 1970’s who then branched out to movies. He was funny, brash, and always in motion. It seemed the world was his oyster, until. As many know, …
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I always have ambitious goals for my summer reading and this year is no exception. I create a list and aim to read as many of the titles as possible. I usually fall short. I get sidetracked by other appealing works or find a particular book not engaging (I allow at least 50 pages before I retreat). Or somehow …
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