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Mason Dixon, by B73
twistedude:
...and don't forget "Rusted Pipe." That one--has a happyy endiing (in the conventional sense).
The suidden sense that all the stopries are TRUE struck me as joyous--perhaps not the best word. Sometimes joyous, sometimes not...
Assuming Maggie doesn't want to write them all, I've started one mywself, set in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949...
t_wistfulheart:
--- Quote from: twistedude on October 17, 2006, 10:39:14 pm ---...and don't forget "Rusted Pipe." That one--has a happyy endiing (in the conventional sense).
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I didn't forget that one. In fact, I think I've read nearly all of her stuff now. I was mainly referencing Portrait of a Farmer and Unseasonable storm, because those two relate to Mason Dixon. The Ennis and Jack in those stories have kind of a dream-memory of their lives in Mason Dixon. I was trying not to say too much, so as not to ruin it for folks who want to read it as it evolves. Unseasonable Storm is where it really starts to happen (Portrait comes first but is fairly short).
I love the thread through her stories showing that these guys have loved each other again and again throughout many different times and situations. She does that a lot with her Union Pacific/Signal Crossing/Catch the Westbound series. Jack and Ennis had dreams off and on through their lives - of living a life up on a mountain. Something they eventually realize they have in common. Lovely imagery. This series is still in progress.
Speaking of imagery. There's great imagery in Rusted Pipe, isn't there? Symbology of the mountain - there toward the end of the story? Hmm... think I may need to read it again. It's not fresh enough in my mind.
And since we're tossing more titles into this thread, her other new story Lake Geneva is wonderful. More "light-hearted" as she puts it than her others. Jack and Ennis are very distant cousins who end up spending the summer together. Teenagers. She so beautifully takes us along - watching their friendship develop. It's just yummy.
Karen
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: t_wistfulheart on October 17, 2006, 10:52:29 pm ---And since we're tossing more titles into this thread, her other new story Lake Geneva is wonderful. More "light-hearted" as she puts it than her others. Jack and Ennis are very distant cousins who end up spending the summer together. Teenagers. She so beautifully takes us along - watching their friendship develop. It's just yummy.
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Hey, that's such a coincidence, I just spent my vacation at Lake Geneva, Switserland! Do you have link for the story? By the way, welcome to bettermost! ;)
t_wistfulheart:
--- Quote from: mvansand76 on October 18, 2006, 08:31:34 am ---Hey, that's such a coincidence, I just spent my vacation at Lake Geneva, Switserland! Do you have link for the story? By the way, welcome to bettermost! ;)
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Her current LJ page has links to all chapters of Lake Geneva. It's at chapter 8 right now, but Maggie writes FAST. It's not unusual to get one or two chapters per day. I usually check before I go to lunch to see if there's a new chapter to read.
http://b73.livejournal.com/
This Lake Geneva, however, is in Wisconsin. ;)
And thanks for the welcome! :)
littleguitar:
thank you so much for recommending Portrait of a Farmer and Unseasonable Storm... I just finished the last chapter she's posted and they are both so beautiful, i don't even have words right now. This is some seriously good writing!
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