The August Hatchet articles
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:14 am
What a beautiful cover - front and back! This issue I don't know why but I started reading it from back to front.
I enjoyed Neilson Caplain's profile in this issue. Photos of him always look so wealthy and aristocratic. It was really nice to see he's just a regular person. Loved the part where he said he could not think of any way he would change The Hatchet. "I think it is an outstanding magazine." With all the Borden history he's probably studied, that's a real compliment. And deservedly so, Stef.
I enjoyed Mr. Caplain's "Letter to the Editor" as well. It was entertaining.
Denise Noe's "Did Lizzie have a Love Life?" was very well written, as always. But I didn't get an answer by article's end. Someone posted on another thread that it was good she was unbiased, but I expected an answer. There was nothing new in the article, which disappointed me. However, it looks like she covered most if not all of Lizzie's love-related tales. It should be an excellent piece for "newbies", and a good reference article for everyone.
It was good to have the "Baaaad News" passed on to us. It's hard to believe - "Spindle City" has no more mills! What a sad thing.
Michael Brimbau's "Void in the Earth" was fantastic, as almost always. Very nice background picture to go with the poem!
Eugene Hosey's Cutting Room article regarding "A Study in Conjecture" was both excellently written and educational. I don't have the book. I almost got one online recently, but the book had already been sold and they didn't mark it yet. Now I don't know if I want the book or not. Maybe for my collection. It sounds like I wouldn't like it, but I might surprise myself. I do like Lizzie fiction. But I had thought all these years that Mrs. Lowndes' book was non-fiction.
Melissa Allen's fictional piece I enjoyed. It was good, even tho it was a pretty much straight forward piece. I am a big fan of her poetry, and was glad to see her adding another genre to her repertoire.
Doug Walter's "... Notes from the Compositor" was a good read. He made me feel like I was back in 1892. That's what good fiction can do in the Borden case. It was a long one, too, yet he kept in character and in the times. I am already looking forward to his next one.
Harry Widdows' "Crime in the City: Fall River, 1892" was an important piece - one that people can use as reference material. It was also interesting, tho. I'm glad he explained that 'oleomargarine' law! It was fun to read most of the crimes - and see how many men and how many women did certain things. And to choose 1892 Fall River made it all the more appreciated.
Brian Leno's poem, "Lizzie Borden by Night", I thought was very good. I don't know anything about poetry. I admire those who write it. It'd be nice to see some more of Mr. Leno's poetry in future issues.
And then there's Richard ... I loved his article on Typhoid Mary! I didn't know her whole story - and I think I'm in the majority here. It was totally interesting. Great photos! It was researched well, but he didn't make it boring. He kept it moving right along, and enjoyably so. The graphic of that hand on page 68 is soooo good! More 'Evil Women in Lizzie's Lifetime' pieces! I think he is an excellent writer.
Myself excluded (I could be a little biased), The Hatchet is blessed to have a fantastic writing staff and the best editor I've ever worked with. Not to mention the beautiful issues design-wise that never fail to disappoint.
I have just started Kat's article on Luther's Four Corners. Great photos of the old on the one side, and Michael Brimbau's photo of the new on the other. I know basically nothing about Luther's Corners.
I look forward to reading the other articles. Wow! There are some really great articles left to go. The ice harvesting? "When Cotton was King"? The ruins being hunted down. And Michael Brimbau's Interlochen piece! And the Wheaton College piece on Emma! What an issue!
I enjoyed Neilson Caplain's profile in this issue. Photos of him always look so wealthy and aristocratic. It was really nice to see he's just a regular person. Loved the part where he said he could not think of any way he would change The Hatchet. "I think it is an outstanding magazine." With all the Borden history he's probably studied, that's a real compliment. And deservedly so, Stef.
I enjoyed Mr. Caplain's "Letter to the Editor" as well. It was entertaining.
Denise Noe's "Did Lizzie have a Love Life?" was very well written, as always. But I didn't get an answer by article's end. Someone posted on another thread that it was good she was unbiased, but I expected an answer. There was nothing new in the article, which disappointed me. However, it looks like she covered most if not all of Lizzie's love-related tales. It should be an excellent piece for "newbies", and a good reference article for everyone.
It was good to have the "Baaaad News" passed on to us. It's hard to believe - "Spindle City" has no more mills! What a sad thing.
Michael Brimbau's "Void in the Earth" was fantastic, as almost always. Very nice background picture to go with the poem!
Eugene Hosey's Cutting Room article regarding "A Study in Conjecture" was both excellently written and educational. I don't have the book. I almost got one online recently, but the book had already been sold and they didn't mark it yet. Now I don't know if I want the book or not. Maybe for my collection. It sounds like I wouldn't like it, but I might surprise myself. I do like Lizzie fiction. But I had thought all these years that Mrs. Lowndes' book was non-fiction.
Melissa Allen's fictional piece I enjoyed. It was good, even tho it was a pretty much straight forward piece. I am a big fan of her poetry, and was glad to see her adding another genre to her repertoire.
Doug Walter's "... Notes from the Compositor" was a good read. He made me feel like I was back in 1892. That's what good fiction can do in the Borden case. It was a long one, too, yet he kept in character and in the times. I am already looking forward to his next one.
Harry Widdows' "Crime in the City: Fall River, 1892" was an important piece - one that people can use as reference material. It was also interesting, tho. I'm glad he explained that 'oleomargarine' law! It was fun to read most of the crimes - and see how many men and how many women did certain things. And to choose 1892 Fall River made it all the more appreciated.
Brian Leno's poem, "Lizzie Borden by Night", I thought was very good. I don't know anything about poetry. I admire those who write it. It'd be nice to see some more of Mr. Leno's poetry in future issues.
And then there's Richard ... I loved his article on Typhoid Mary! I didn't know her whole story - and I think I'm in the majority here. It was totally interesting. Great photos! It was researched well, but he didn't make it boring. He kept it moving right along, and enjoyably so. The graphic of that hand on page 68 is soooo good! More 'Evil Women in Lizzie's Lifetime' pieces! I think he is an excellent writer.
Myself excluded (I could be a little biased), The Hatchet is blessed to have a fantastic writing staff and the best editor I've ever worked with. Not to mention the beautiful issues design-wise that never fail to disappoint.
I have just started Kat's article on Luther's Four Corners. Great photos of the old on the one side, and Michael Brimbau's photo of the new on the other. I know basically nothing about Luther's Corners.
I look forward to reading the other articles. Wow! There are some really great articles left to go. The ice harvesting? "When Cotton was King"? The ruins being hunted down. And Michael Brimbau's Interlochen piece! And the Wheaton College piece on Emma! What an issue!
