Mike Johnson, a Christian neo-fascist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, has just been elected as Speaker of the House. Gilead threatens.
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Tag Archives: Margaret Atwood
New GOP Speaker Is a Gilead Patriarch
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In Penny’s Mysteries, Art Gets Murdered
In Louise Penny’s murder mysteries, art is an authentic spiritual channel that can be corrupted in the receiving.
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We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow
If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.
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March Has Come in Like a Liobam
What do you have when March comes in as both a lion AND a lamb. Thanks to Margaret Atwood, we have liobams.
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Handmaid’s Tale Comes a Step Closer
We’re a step closer to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But can find strength from “A Wrinkle in Time.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Abortion, GOP, Handmaid's Tale, Madeleine L'Engle, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Wrinkle in Time Comments closed
Atwood & Austen on Abortion in Texas
Texas’s new abortion law, which incentives citizens to snitch on their neighbors, brings to mind “Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984,” and “Northanger Abbey.”
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Post of the Year: Plagues in Literature
A survey of literature through the ages that has dealt with plagues.
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The Sexual Politics of Circe-Odysseus
Miller’s novel “Circe” engages with a long tradition of Circe and Odysseus depictions, including those of Homer, Virgil, Euripides, Sophocles, Dante, Tennyson, and Atwood.
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