tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post4985492338288651179..comments2023-12-28T07:28:52.615-05:00Comments on Fly Fishing Blog Sipping Emergers : Under the tree: Reading Anglers EditionSteve Zakurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14806203921155483420noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-15592129708114247012012-12-29T22:02:21.051-05:002012-12-29T22:02:21.051-05:00I do agree that some of the Drake's stuff is t...I do agree that some of the Drake's stuff is too brief but I like that there are new voices. It doesn't seem like they run the same four guys every issue which some journals can be accused of doing. Maybe that's because those four guys are good.....Steve Zakurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806203921155483420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-59581426342454051712012-12-29T20:08:50.114-05:002012-12-29T20:08:50.114-05:00The Shipping News was a great read. So was the Bea...The Shipping News was a great read. So was the Beans of Egypt Maine. <br /><br />I expected much more from The Drake, though I've only read the last two. Some of the stories are too short and just too safe. The writing here, and in select other blogs, has more bite. It always feels good in The Hand. English Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583165989353165951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-8947991052846269892012-12-14T08:40:17.478-05:002012-12-14T08:40:17.478-05:00Proulx got her start writing in Gray's Sportin...Proulx got her start writing in Gray's Sporting Journal, back when it was just a baby. She went by E.A. Proulx, so nobody would know she was a lady.<br /><br />She's also the author of "The Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain", neither of which I've read.<br /><br />I'm a short story guy these days, for reasons only to do with time management.T.J. Brayshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310669690861175884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-12333973124016689082012-12-14T08:26:50.591-05:002012-12-14T08:26:50.591-05:00Ken, no it doesn't. I spend most of my time re...Ken, no it doesn't. I spend most of my time reading outside of fly fishing. <br /><br />TJ: I'll have to check out ProulxSteve Zakurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806203921155483420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-58491936344045370432012-12-13T21:34:50.869-05:002012-12-13T21:34:50.869-05:00E. Annie Proulx. Not about fishing, but great sho...E. Annie Proulx. Not about fishing, but great short stories (her Wyoming stories collections)T.J. Brayshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310669690861175884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754321616639572513.post-6134586234538297502012-12-13T20:39:48.415-05:002012-12-13T20:39:48.415-05:00One of these days I'm going to pull together t...One of these days I'm going to pull together the writers I know that don't fly fish and yet tell some pretty good fishing stories. Doesn't always have to be about fly fishing, does it?<br /><br />I'm glad you did this, there's a couple listed here I've been meaning to add to my collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com