Some days are better than none

Hi. I’m Candace Doolittle. I will be posting here from time to time. I’m a lover of words and a firm believer that news should be read like a novel. I’ll be dissecting current events with a literary sensibility – decoding the poetry in politics e.g.

My first real post will land in time for the birthday of Edna St. Vincent Millay. A poet whose fire still burns through her sonnets.

Later in this space, I’ll explore how narratives influence our understanding of the present. How language is used to persuade, provoke, and sometimes obscure.

I can hardly wait to begin.

-Candace