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My Annual Christmas Eve Post for 2017

posted on December 24, 2017 by Janet Givens
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For those of you fairly new to And So It Goes, I first discovered John McCutcheon’s song, Christmas in the Trenches, in 2013. It tells an amazing and long forgotten true story, one that I’m committed to sharing. I’ve been posting it every Christmas Eve since. I hope you’ll take the time to listen to the song and peruse… more »
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In Praise of Skepticism

posted on November 15, 2017 by Janet Givens
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  Well, it happened again. I choose an important and timely topic — the importance of maintaining a healthy skepticism — but, in the course of putting the post together, I veer off into another land. Could that have been what happened to Lewis Carroll? Plans were to introduce you to my favorite British philosopher… more »
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In Memoriam

posted on October 4, 2017 by Janet Givens
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IN MEMORIAM The following is borrowed from The Poetry Foundation website.  The words have been put to music in the shape note tradition, one of the pieces we sing in Continua (verses 1, 2, and 7, which I’ve put in bold. I’ve also added quotes for clarity).  I wish I could add the melody for… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Gulzhahan Tazhitova

posted on July 9, 2017 by Janet Givens
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  This week’s guest will be a familiar name for those who have read my book, At Home on the Kazakh Steppe. Gulzhahan Tazhitova was my counterpart while I was a Peace Corps volunteer and was instrumental in my success both living and teaching in Kazakhstan. I believe I describe her in the book as… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Isabelle Winkler 2

posted on July 5, 2017 by Janet Givens
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  We continue our series, Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes with our guest  Isabelle Winkler whom I  met  on the Women Writers Women’s Books FB group a few months ago, when this series was taking shape. She and I have  carried on a most enjoyable email correspondence since and I’m  pleased she’s agreed to participate… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Other’s Eyes: Anna Coates

posted on June 28, 2017 by Janet Givens
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Anna Coates and I met on social media through one of the many FB groups I belong to, We Love Memoirs. It could as easily have been Women Writers, Women’s Books.  Both are great if you are a woman memoirist.  And Anna is that. While her memoir is not out yet, I’ve had the privilege… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Ella Reznikova

posted on June 21, 2017 by Janet Givens
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Ella Reznikova and I share the same monthly writer’s group here in Vermont. I am very glad for this for two reasons. Her history and knowledge of Soviet times was of great value to me during the final edits of my memoir; when Ella related enthusiastically to my Soviet-centered scenes, I knew I had captured them. But beyond my… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Hélène Stelian

posted on June 14, 2017 by Janet Givens
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Here’s the second contribution in our ongoing series Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes. Hélène Stelian’s story raises the idea of what is often called the cultural “melting pot” that is America.  A popular metaphor and one I was taught to believe in from grade school on, it holds that as new waves of immigrants reach our shores, they… more »
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Seeing Ourselves Through Others’ Eyes: Alexis Chateau

posted on June 7, 2017 by Janet Givens
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  Finding exotic new lands and people is one of the highlights of travel. And for many, cultural difference means simply seeing how the other folks dance, eating their strange food, appreciating their architecture, and thinking how great it would be if only we would [fill in the blank] here in America. For those of you who’ve read my book… more »
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