Bruce Farrar's blog

Mystery, Magic and Adventure with the Scent of Medieval Japan

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 10:25am

Station of the Tokaido by Hiroshige
Sword Fighting Skills, Samurai, Spirits and Ninja

Other Realities and Ancient Wisdom

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 5:18pm

Zhuangzi and George Orr Dreaming

Dreams and Alternative Histories

The Chinese Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi (also transliterated into English as Chuang Tzŭ) recorded in the book bearing his name a very striking dream. He dreamed that he was a butterfly. Then he awoke to discover that he was still Zhuangzi. Then he wondered if perhaps he was a butterfly dreaming that he was Zhuangzi.

The Literary Diaspora of Jane Eyre

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 3:17pm

To the Caribbean and Beyond!
Literary Diaspora of Jane Eyre 

Bad Behavior at Boarding School

Submitted by Bruce Farrar on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 4:56pm

Bad Behavior at Boarding School

When Do Prep School Pranks Go Too Far?

When do Muffy and Biff’s* practical jokes go too far? Where’s the line between annoying but amusing and reprehensible anti-social, or illegal activities? What about driving off campus or war games with the nearby military school cadets? Here are the books that present the questionable behavior. They may invoke feelings of moral outrage, tears, or LOL, or possibly, all of the above.

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