Happy Birthday, Zora Neale Hurston!
In my first journey to Google for the day, I was confronted with this fantastic Google Doodle Today we celebrate the 123rd birthday of the prolific American folklore queen, Zora Neale Hurston.
Mostly known for 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston's writing is at once soulful, painful and beautiful. I recently read Their Eyes Were Watching God (at the insistent recommendation of a friend whose taste I trust implicitly) for the first time and absolutely fell in l
Their Eyes Were Watching God: or "Teacakes and Crumpets"
In the third installment of Deep Thoughts from Damp Tresses (see here for explanation), I read Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. My friend, Adrienne, is an AP Literature teacher and was about to start this book with her seniors and had asked if I had ever read it. I, unfortunately, had not and she just thought that was a travesty. So, I went back in time and joined a bunch of high schoolers in reading a book that I now realize to be an overlooked classic.
