Return to Top of Page
Menu
  • Close
  • About Us
  • Contributors
  • Donate
  • Opportunities
  • Staff
  • Submissions
  • 20 Years
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Search Website
Literary Mama
  • Current Issue
  • Past Issues
  • Departments
  • Blog
  • Newsletter

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | August 2012

Writing Prompt: Infinite Connections

By Karna Converse

In this month’s essay, Mary Carpenter proves that mother-child reading sessions don’t have to stop when the child enters college. She writes about the discussions she’s had with each of her sons, reading David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest with one and George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire #1) with the other. These were her boys’ favorite books and she wouldn’t have read them without their encouragement, but the result “[gave] us a way to be in touch at the moment when our old links-stray conversations during carpool rides, dinners and sometimes late at night-had been painfully severed … Our shared reading experience blossomed into countless possible connections.”

Write a review of one book you’ve read based on your child’s recommendation or urging. Why does he/she like it? Why were you hesitant to read it? Did your initial impression about it change? Why did he/she really want you to read it?

Tagged: Writerly Roundup

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Share This Page

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
  • Copy Link

Karna Converse

Learn More

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Don't miss out on Literary Mama news and updates

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Instagram
  • RSS

© 2023 Literary Mama | Search Site | About Us | Staff | Submissions | Privacy Policy