Tag Archives: Fall

Seasonal (re)Reads

Posted on September 26, 2013 by quicklytothepanopticon

I’m very happy to be living in New England. As I mentioned recently, I just moved from Florida to Connecticut, and am very happy to escape the hellish heat that lingers well into September and even sometimes October in the … Continue reading →

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Remember, remember . . .

Posted on November 5, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

John Constable, A View of Hampstead Heath , with Figures Around a Bonfire The first tall flame from Rainbarrow sprang into the sky, attracting all eyes that had been fixed on the distant conflagrations back to their own attempt in … Continue reading →

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It’s that time again!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Once again it is time for All Hallow’s Read, a grassroots effort to encourage reading (particularly creepy seasonally appropriate reading) that happens every year. It is the brain-child of Neil Gaiman and I’ll let him explain it: So, it is … Continue reading →

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Autumn people and autmn thoughts

Posted on October 1, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

October has been my favorite time of year as far back as I can remember. I have scores of memories from the fall, ranging from Halloween nights as a child to tromping through Henniker New Hampshire with my aunt and … Continue reading →

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“Season of Mists”

Posted on September 21, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Tomorrow is the first day of Fall, (the Autumnal Equinox) despite Florida’s humid heat. And I’m teaching John Keats next week. So, in celebration of both facts here is Keats’s lovely poem “To Autumn.” I’m going to read it aloud … Continue reading →

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