Lethe B

I’m a writer from Central Illinois. I’ve always been an avid reader, and nothing excites me more than discussing a good book. Making video book reviews disciplines me to read more carefully and to think about the books I’m reading and the connections between them.

I'm also an online novelist. In my adolescence I became intensely... more »

I’m a writer from Central Illinois. I’ve always been an avid reader, and nothing excites me more than discussing a good book. Making video book reviews disciplines me to read more carefully and to think about the books I’m reading and the connections between them.

I'm also an online novelist. In my adolescence I became intensely aware of the overarching drama that defined my life. At times it seemed I could control and direct this unraveling narrative; at other times, I felt trapped in its outcomes.

I examine scenes, portraits, glimpses, encounters, “spots of memory” (Wordsworth); and trace the channels of meaning between them. The overarching drama rises to the surface of these fictions and patterns appear out of nowhere.

On three separate blogs, I invite you to follow the winding, narrative strands of the Novel of Life and to share your thoughts in the comments. Right now I am working on the Spain story; after the Spain story I will return to Las Vegas. « less