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She will talk about Smart‘s life and attempt to clarify some of the contradictions of her character. | met Rosemary at a literary dinner party in February and was charmed by her stories of tracking down Elizabeth‘s relatives and friends. Her talk is at Seagram Museum at 8 p.m., admission $7. Unlike Elizabeth Smart, most authors lead fairly dullfives.MewyearsaoolasksdJohnlrvingabout thisandhesaidhewastoobusywriflnqtotakeup any of the activities (besides wrestling) that his characters did in his novels. Youmayhavereadabounheoontmversyover ‘‘appropriation.‘‘ The Canada Council‘s new guideâ€" lines for grants to authors criticize those writers who for instance focus on native issues but are not native themselves. To me this shows ridiculous ignorance of the writing process and the function of empathy and imagination. Over the past month I‘ve been a judge in the Kâ€"W Record‘s short story contest. When | accepted the task no one predicted the floodgate of creativity that it would open. Over 300 stories were submitted, and as | look back over that pile, the ones that stand out provided some sort of insight into their characters. is this not what we readers seek from novels as well social life. Precocious childhood, collecting flora andwfiwmwhiboonfinedmbedforayw with a ‘"heart murmur.‘" Left nasty notes for WMbMRabedinamnhyOnawaiamMy. father a lawyer, mother at the centre of cultural and Insight by and from the heart 11 a.m, â€" 5 p.m. _ * St. Jacobs Community Arena « St. Jacobs + 664â€"2288 * 30 respected dealers * authentic country furnishings * accessories « glassware * books « art » quilts & linens * Shoppers & browsers welcome * Adults $3.50 Antique Show & Sale From KW. take Hwy. 86 (Conestoga Pkwy.) north to lights at Road 17 +~_ Left. then left onto Parkside Drive & Community Arena Plan To Attend This Weekend! Saturday, May 9 i 10 a.m, â€" Sp.m. ‘Sunday, May 10 St. Jacobs Country settled in a stable relationship with a therapist, whose insights help solve the crime. The normaicy oftheirmarriaoehelpedaxpandmyrespectforgays and lesbians. Similarty, reading Jane Rule unlocks assumpâ€" tions and unconscious prejudices about homosexuâ€" als. There is a book called The Ship That Sailed into the Living Room that focuses on the loss of individuality that results when two partners sacrifice too much for their Relationship. Only after several chapters did 1 realize it was written by a lesbian. it certainly applies to any boggedâ€"down commitment regardless of sexual orientation. The point is not to eliminate difference in favor of the common ground we share. Rather it is to respect difference without the judgment of right or wrong. And that ain‘t easy. 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