Reading Sarah Klassen’s ‘Russian Daughter’
Sarah Klassen is a writer — a poet and novelist. In my humble and possibly uninformed opinion, it seems to me she may be a […]
Books and Film
Reading ‘Nightbitch’
Hey, I read Nightbitch the other night. (I mean, it must be read at night, really.) Thankfully, I read it all in one sitting. I […]
Arsenic, Old Lace, and Mennonites?
I’d seen Frank Capra’s classic Arsenic and Old Lace before, but Andrew recently purchased the Blu-Ray, so it was time for a re-watch. Andrew always insists […]
How to become a member of the Manitoba Mennonite Historical Society (and subscribe to Heritage Posting)
I’ve often written about the value I see in subscribing to (and reading through) Preservings. But there’s another publication that I’ve found much value in, […]
Reading Sofia Samatar’s “The White Mosque”
As we follow Samatar, following the band of travelers, deeper into this unfamiliar distant land, it all begins to feel a little Tolkien-esque. she describes “an atmosphere of wonder and terror”, and says the pilgrims had a “sense of weird, excessive experience”.