Word: threads
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Nevertheless, whatever the thread connecting Wideman's selections may be, it is certain that there are a number of great works included. The book is a quick read, an item to leave on the coffee table or next to the toilet, to be read during those long nights spent in hopeless procrastination fits. Buy the book and flip through it when you need a break. You will certainly not be disappointed...
Aunt Emma has been through poverty, war, widowhood, hunger and impossible choices. She struggles with what to tell Caridad, saying, "When you take the cloth in your hand and pull at this loose thread, there is a danger more stitches will come loose. Telling the truth is like that, it is much like telling a lie-- one leads to another. And soon all the stitches unravel, and the hem falls free because you pulled at just one loose thread. How much can I tell her? When do I stop...
...young age of 18, I am in possession of a sewing kit including over 25 colors of thread, a thimble and a tiny pair of scissors. Of course, my wardrobe consists of two basic colors--blue and brown--and I'm not exactly an expert sewer: I got a B- in Home Economics. At least I can use the scissors to cut my hair...
Last week I ran into a hilarious thread on the Internet newsgroup harvard.general about the ever-difficult problem of admitting to acquaintances just where we go to school. For me, there are times when proudly declaring "I go to Harvard" is an asset, but more often than not, especially at home, it causes raised eyebrows, quick judgments, and the mocking "Ha-vaad" accent. I don't think my own mother has ever voluntarily told anyone in Baltimore where I go to college, except to say, "She goes to school in Boston." Admittedly, I've fallen prey to using this line...
...common thread is a desire for fellowship and friendship of a higher order," said Doolittle. "Harvard is lacking in those sort of friendships...