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William Maxwell’s They Came Like Swallows

William Maxwell’s They Came Like Swallows

by Think In The Morning | Apr 30, 2020 | Words | 0 comments

 To deal with pandemics, read about them.  That’s my advice.The 1918 pandemic did not inspire much literature of its own.  World War I sucked up all the paper and ink with such greats as Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet On The Western Front (1928) and Hemingway’s...
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Katherine Anne Porter’s Classic Story of the 1918 Pandemic

Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Katherine Anne Porter’s Classic Story of the 1918 Pandemic

by Think In The Morning | Apr 17, 2020 | More | 1 comment

 Death always leaves one singer to mourn. In 1918 Katherine Anne Porter was 28 years old working for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver Colorado.  A young soldier lived in her boarding house while waiting to be deployed overseas.  They became close and spent much of...

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