A couple months ago, our minister began her sermon by saying that it is common to hear “They had more time in the old days, even referring to the pioneers” My best friend gave me a pointed look to which…
Prairie Fires Readalong – A World Made | Beyond Little House
One thing that has made reading this book both exciting and humbling for me so far is the fact that Fraser’s vocabulary exceeds mine by leaps and bounds. I just finished writing my doctoral dissertation, so I’d hardly consider myself…
Prairie Fires Readalong – Don’t Leave the Farm Boys | Beyond Little House
I have to admit, I feel a bit like Laura as she is writing her composition on “Ambition” not quite sure what angle to take on my chapter, nor whether or not I’m doing it “correctly”…. that said let’s delve…
Prairie Fires Readalong – God Hates a Coward | Beyond Little House
This chapter speaks to me, in a way that probably most of you can identify. It explains the growth and the shift of Laura’s perspective: from early teens to newlywed. This chapter really highlights the last 4 books (have you…
Prairie Fires Readalong – Crying Hard Times | Beyond Little House
My favorite Little House book has always been “On the Banks of Plum Creek”. As a child, I thought living in a dugout was quite fascinating and romantic. I never thought about bugs crawling down the walls or mud falling…
Prairie Fires Readalong – Indian Summers | Beyond Little House
Prairie Fires presents a vast amount of information, which can make some members hesitate in participating in the readalong. If you’re feeling intimidated, it might be because you’ve been lulled into the belief that an attempt at narrative nonfiction must…
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Prairie Fires Readalong – Maiden Rock | Beyond Little House
Rich people are easy to write about. They tend to leave a legacy – letters, photographs, records of their lives. Poor people, on the other hand, leave little behind – a family Bible, maybe, a cherished photo or two. This,…
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Prairie Fires Readalong – On The Frontier | Beyond Little House
At the beginning of “On the Frontier,” Caroline Fraser describes the Big Woods in a way that is reminiscent of Laura’s description at the beginning of “Little House in the Big Woods,” even including a quote from the book. However,…
Prairie Fires Readalong – Introduction | Beyond Little House
Don’t you love a book that provides an immediate emotional response and also causes you to ponder questions from the very first sentence? Caroline Fraser’s first sentence in Prairie Fires caused me to experience the grief over the loss of…
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Call for Proposals – LauraPalooza 2019 | Beyond Little House
LauraPalooza 2019 – All Roads Lead to Laura The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association Conference We invite submissions of paper, panel, and workshop proposals for review and possible acceptance for presentation at the fifth LauraPalooza conference, to be…
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