- The Orlando Sentinel
- The New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs in a version called The Message
- Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
- A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith
In addition, since Wednesday was International Women's Day, I decided to re-read "You Know How Women Are," a short story within a book by Sinclair Lewis.
In 1928 Lewis wrote the book "The Man Who Knew Coolidge." There are several monologues within the book. "You Know How Women Are" is one of them. The guy giving the monologue is a failed blowhard of a salesman who is trying to get his friend, Walt, to give him a loan. He explains to Walt how he got into the mess he is currently in. He blames everyone and everything under the sun but, mostly, it's the fault of his wife, Mame.
His explanation is funny, sad and familiar.
In 1930 Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His speech is excellent. He was one prolific writer - and somewhat of a prophet. He's been "tellin' it like it is since the early 1900s."
Look up "You Know How Women Are." You'll like it.
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