Category Archives: Ruminations

Gift Giving to Self

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I’m looking forward to letting you know, dear readers, what I am giving as books this year. I cannot say now because the recipients may see! In the meantime, I wish for you all a wonderful holiday week, whatever you … Continue reading →

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Too Young to Read

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Every now and then I see something that I want to share with everyone I can. And every now and then, it actually has nothing to do with books. So, for this particular posting, I found a heading (above) that … Continue reading →

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One Flew …

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Today, I just want to share this link, a poignant letter author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) wrote to five dear friends after his son died: click here.

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The New York Times Book Review and Me

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

I generally keep my posts to 4-5 paragraphs so my busy friends will consider reading them. I get it! This one’s longer, though. Look at it as a loping re-entry after I let the summer and my novel-writing grab my … Continue reading →

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Mentors in My Publishing Past

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

From Alan MacRoberts, I learned–to my great surprise in 1970–that not everyone cared about keeping a job where they were, that they might be enticed to work somewhere else. His own reason was a purchase of our company by Xerox, … Continue reading →

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What’s That Book About?

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Upon completing my read of Jennifer Egan’s book A Visit from the Goon Squad, I begged my husband, “Please, please, please make the next book you read this one. I need to talk with someone about it!” He did as … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving, Reading, and Serendipity

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Books and water don’t mix, but that doesn’t mean a scuba diving vacation can’t also be packed with books and book talk. Hubby and I spent a lovely vacation scuba diving in Bonaire (Netherland Antilles) in the Caribbean, near Venezuela. … Continue reading →

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Honoring Dad on Memorial Day

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

My dad, part of the Greatest Generation, never wanted to be thanked for his service to the country. I tried once, and he did a “brush-away” motion with his hand and murmured something to dismiss the subject. He had been … Continue reading →

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Friends Reunite to Talk Writing, Reading

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

Last Sunday brought together eight of us from last summer’s Stonecoast Writers’ Conference / Novel Writing class. (I wrote about the Stonecoast experience in blog entries on July 22 and July 25, 2011.) Sunday’s reunion occurred thanks to the instigation … Continue reading →

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No Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Meredith Ann Rutter

If you’ve been following the news, you have already seen the lists of Pulitzer Prizewinners and heard the news that nothing was selected to win in fiction this year. Wow. Quite a disappointment for a lot of people, from authors … Continue reading →

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