In order to keep ourselves entertained around the campfire I brought the American Anthology of American Literature Volume II (which is a leftover textbook from college). At night I've been opening up the book at random and reading whatever's there. This is what we have read so far:
Mark Twain
The Dandy and the Squatter: a story about a gentleman who tries to impress some ladies by making fun of a country man
The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County: a story about a man who likes to gamble on his frog
Kate Chopin
The Awakening: a story about a New Orleans society lady who becomes unhappy with her life and tries to change it
Kurt Vonnegut
Welcome to the Monkeyhouse: a story about a potential future american society where people take pills to paralize themselves from the waist down in order to decrease the population
We are in the middle of reading:
W E B Du Bois
The Souls Of Black Folks: a collection of essays about what it meant to be black at the turn of the 20th century
About Alex and Candice
- Alex and Candice
- Bay Area, California, United States
- Alex was born in London, England and has been living in the States for about 5 years. He has had many jobs in his life including being in the British Army, being a promoter in London and bartending.
Candice was born in Los Angeles, California and has been living in San Francisco for almost five years. She has also had many jobs in her life including being an archaeologist, an ESL teacher and a Director of Studies at and ESL summer camp. Her current hobby is learning to fix ailments using essential oils.
Pebble is a female dwarf tuxedo hamster who has recently found much joy in escaping from her cage and running about! She is always a rambunctious barrel of laughs!
Peanut was a standard dwarf hamster. He was a lover of his bed and enjoyed sleeping most of the day. He died peacefully in Southern Oregon and is buried near a river there.
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