On the books front, I’ve been speeding through my reading list, to make up for\u00a0lost time\u00a0over the last year. If you haven’t read “Brooklyn” by Colm T\u00f3ib\u00edn<\/a>, check it out, it’s a great read and I’ve almost finished the enjoyable dark humour of Zoe Heller’s “The Believers”<\/a><\/p>\n I’ve also\u00a0been trying to stick to\u00a0the Literary Resolutions for 2011 that I and some other blogging and facebook friends are doing together.\u00a0This month’s resolution is,\u00a0“spend the month rereading your old work. Read fragments, half-finished essays, and rejected work. Invite one piece back into your life for revisions, and a second chance.” I’ve been reading back on some old work, but I think I’ll start on some fresh\u00a0material instead and what better time to start than in May. Indeed,\u00a0the great thing about being busy is that the winter months just fly by and it’s the summer already yay!<\/p>\n
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