Daily Archive: Monday, June 6, 2016
On Sentimentality: Zoe Heller, Leslie Jamison, Nate Pritts, & Mary Ruefle
When we talk about sentimentality in literature, we talk about the “contemporary, pejorative sense of the word,” Zoe Heller writes for the New York Times. A word defined by Merriam-Webster as “the quality or state of being sentimental especially to excess or in affectation.” A word with synonyms such as
A Setting out of a Horror Story: Reverse Mirdered at the Red Rim Hotel
A few years ago, while on a road trip, I glimpsed a sign advertising a motel that I’ll call the Red Rim Motel, because that’s close enough, and will give you some idea of why I did a double-take. The name of the motel made me immediately think of