Prose Were The Days

Things are really heating up, somewhat literally! Shirley is taking on this more masculine role in her and Caroline's relationship, the mill is threatened, and Whitsuntide and leaves us all wondering what is going to happen next. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Shirley is the OG girl boss before girl boss became a negative connotation! She is really starting to show her character and I am so excited to see where she leads Caroline --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We finally meet Shirley! In this episode we start to see a lot more development of both plot and characters, and we meet our beloved Shirley for the first time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Things are starting to get spiiiicy! Caroline is introduced and we get to see things from a bit of a different perspective than we have in the previous chapters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to our fifth season and our new book for July! Shirley is a typical novel of the time, so these first chapters are really dedicated to setting the scene and getting us familiar with the sociopolitical climate of the time and the principal characters of the text. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We've reached the end folx! Are you as surprised by this ending as I was? What are your feelings about it? Do you think it was fitting, or what do you think should have happened instead? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Whew boy y'all, the ultimate cliffhanger ending for this episode! We get totally bowled over, and just in time for the finale --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are starting to approach the conclusion of this text and yet it already feels like we have entirely too much to cover in such a short amount of time!! How do we feel about Stephen? What is going on with Tom? Will Maggie cave under the pressure? Too many questions! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We are really getting into the meat and potatoes of this text now and it looks like we are headed full steam ahead until the end. How will Tom's new venture go? Will Maggie succumb to Philip's plans? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Things are definitely starting to ramp up in these chapters and I am left with even more questions. Where do they go from here? Why is Mrs. Tulliver so obtuse? Will anyone ever give Maggie the time of day??? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this set of chapters we get hit with one curveball after another. I am blown away and on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next and if things will get any better in the coming chapters --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We finally start getting into the dramatics of this text in these chapters! Maggie runs away, Mrs. Tulliver makes life harder than it has to be, and family relations become strained --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

These chapters are the foundation of the text. We start to see the family dynamic, get introduced to the setting and the characters, and get a feel for where the story is headed. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

**CW - vague discussion of s*icide**. This set of chapters is short, which gives us more time to discuss the implications this text had when it was published! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Edna girl what are you doing! Edna mistakenly stumbles into Robert's path and discovers he is home and has not called on her. Instead of encouraging their continued separation, well, you'll see… --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ohhh boy if you thought things were spicy already, things get even more … interesting these chapters. Edna girl what is going on?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

These chapters get VERY messy. We see Edna making some ~questionable~ choices and get called out on them. *I'm sorry about the audio issues! I'm not sure why after a few minutes many of these clips start to have significant static, but I hope you are still able to listen to the episode!* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wowza we are going on a roller coaster ride so strap in folx. Edna’s starting to show signs of a breakdown, and I don’t see anyone around to catch her and bring her back down to earth. The tea is hot in this one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wowie these chapters are little spicy! We see some big turning points in both character development and plot and I can’t wait to see where we go from here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In these chapters we see a development of the relationship between Edna and Robert and Edna testing her own limits in the face of this newfound revelation --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Finally some plot development! In these chapters we see some movement along in the story while still getting supplemented with helpful background information on characters and relationships. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to our third text! This book is a bit shorter than our previous texts, so if you have struggled getting through hour+ long episodes, this text may be the one for you. This book caused a lot of controversy when it was first released due to the “radical” feminist ideals it promoted that women were human and had their own interests instead of being compartmentalized into “wife” or “mother”. In these chapters we meet some of our main characters and set the scene for the tale. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The end! Finally! We finally get some closure on what happens to Heathcliff, Cathy, Hareton, as well as Ms. Dean. We also get to see Mr. Lockwood again and kind of experience his shock at the ending too! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wowza okay we only have one more episode left and Emily stays throwing us curveball after curveball. These chapters are kind of hard to read, but it only leaves me more confused and curious how this tale will end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In these chapters we get to see more character development in both Linton and Cathy, but we also see the beginnings of both of their downfalls, as well as Mr. Linton’s --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

These chapters give us more background into Linton and his character, as well as Cathy and her development without her mother, but we are left on another cliffhanger episode! What will happen next? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

If the last few chapters were not enough pizzazz for you, these chapters certainly should be! I can’t even believe that so much has happened and I am extremely curious to see where we will go from here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Holy cow are we absolutely thrown for a loop with these chapters. I have so many more questions now than I did before!! We see the beginning of the end for Catherine, Isabella’s new calamity, and Mr. Linton’s inability to take responsibility, just to name a few. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

These two chapters give us more backstory from Ms. Dean about our core characters, but we are still left with a lot of questions about what happened from there and how to catch up to the present day at Wuthering Heights --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode we hear more from Ms. Dean about the back story of the characters, as well as get a glimpse into how their childhoods may be impacting their adult lives. Another cliff hanger episode, did Ms. Dean make the right choice at the end?? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Our second novel! Today we start into the story of Mr. Lockwood and Wuthering Heights. We get to meet the principal characters, and see some of the dramatic history that they were part of, and how it shaped them into who they are in the story. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In today’s episode we finish up our first book! I’m really pleased with how things turn out, and I hope you are too. An exciting way to round out March’s read! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode we get thrown for loop after loop and make so many crazy plot developments! I would buckle up for this one... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we get to see even more of Augusta’s behavior, Frank’s interaction with Jane and Emma, Mr. Knightley’s suspicions, and so so much more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we see more of Emma’s affections towards Frank, and get to learn all about our dear new friend Augusta Elton. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we read further in Emma and finally get to meet Frank Churchill! Romance schemes have also started to heat up and we get to see more of Jane’s character --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we look further into Emma by Jane Austen. We see things heating up romantically, and more family drama to witness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we dive further into Emma by Jane Austen. We get introduced to more of the family and the family dynamic, and see a potential love interest for Emma --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today we delve into the first 8 chapters of one of Jane Austen’s final publications, Emma. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app