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Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited

Some years ago, a visitor to this site , who had just read my essay, "Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf", told me that I had completely misread Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, from start to finish. That made me smile, for it showed me that he had read the essay from start to finish, and understood, at … Continue reading Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited

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Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |

This is an extension of my July 6 post that included my 1977 essay on Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, where I explained how the mark York University professor Ruth Grogan gave it began the confidence in my writing that I've never lost, despite six decades of rejection by the traditional publishing industry. Since writing … Continue reading Rescuing Fiction | Ruth Grogan on studying literature in 1968, 1977 and 2004 |

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Alternative World |New perspectives on autism, shyness, literature and history, psychology and science, life, the universe and everything

Yes, this is the new title of this site. Though I'm still fond of 'Shy Highway', the title I've used since 2007, my interests obviously are too far-ranging. Since I was a boy entering school, my view of the world around me has been different from that of anyone I've met. That wasn't always positive. … Continue reading Alternative World |New perspectives on autism, shyness, literature and history, psychology and science, life, the universe and everything