In a series of novels
about life in a small town in Canada, Robertson Davies tells of the plight of Solomon Bridgetower, who is tyrannized by his invalid mother.
Hi... this summer I have been reading through Robin Carr's Virgin River series... She writes
about life in a small town and creates characters that make you feel like they are your own friends and family... she make you laugh with them cry with them and fall in love... Robin has a way of pulling you in and keeping you interested....
Sometimes I dream
about living in a small town again as I gaze out the window of my suburban townhouse at the freeway.
That's one of the nice things
about living in a small town, people always have time to stop and say hello.
One thing we've enjoyed
about living in a small town is the slower pace of life.
There was good and bad
about living in our small town.
An evocative debut novel
about life in a small town and of two women testing their own limits.
Not exact matches
And whether you
live in a big city,
small town, or somewhere
in between, we know you care
about your community — as do we.
I am the first
in line to step up to the plate to help someone
in need (a friend told me
about a homeless man
living under bridge
in a
small town of 1500... everyone knew he was there; police, mayor and other community members, though NO one did a thing, I personaly went bought a sleeping bag and 100.00 worth of food, storage bags and toiletries and whatever I thought he may need and this is the first time brought up.)
I always end up feeling a bit left out when people write
about God as present mostly
in cities — after all, I
live in a
small town in western Canada.
When the heroine of I Am Charlotte Simmons» a smart, beautiful,
small -
town girl» sits down to write her mother a letter
about freshman
life in «Dupont University,» it takes her hours to produce a «long, well - intentioned lie.»
They are concentrated
in the South, truer to the stereotype —
about half of their members
live in these areas — with large numbers, nearly seventy percent,
living in small cities,
towns, and rural areas.
As a result of jealousies inspired by a TV story
about Chassidic Jews
living in a
small midwest
town with a meat packing facility, that was bringing jobs and money to the local businesses, all manner of radical groups, from PETA, to unionizers, to left - wing Jewish newspapers, and detestable bloggers descended like a ton of bricks.
They are not at home
in America, but they wish to be, and they write
about people who are nostalgic for a time when
smaller -
town values, continuity, tradition and a sense of duty and public virtue presumably colored common
life.
My candidate for a «prophet to the liberals» is Will Campbell, publisher of the journal Katallagete and author of the highly acclaimed Brother to a Dragonfly, an autobiographical book
about the
lives of Will and his brother, Joe, as they leave their father's
small cotton farm
in Mississippi — Will to become a civil rights worker for the National Council of Churches, Joe to become a
small -
town pharmacist.
My friend had been
in contact with him
about getting together for lunch while he was
in town for a speaking engagement, and it turned into a
small group discussion on
living in community and
living life generously.
I really need to branch out more and I think that will be easier for me once I don't
live in small town Nebraska anymore — everyone here is all
about the meat and that's just not me.
Earlier this week, I went to a
small town about 40 minutes east of where I
live to speak on behalf of the immigrant community
in the hopes that the city council wouldn't vote to oppose SB 54 (California's major piece of legislation that creates real limits on state and municipal law enforcement from being used for immigration enforcement).
Although relatively little is known
about sleep sex, or sexsomnia, Mahoney, who
lives in a
small town in Pennsylvania, is not alone.
Mary tells the story of how her desperate father consulted with a band of gypsies that
lived not far from their
small town in Wales
about what to do to save her
life.
It also ties
in with the post i wrote on Wednesday
about Dressing to Social Norms, and how
living in a
small town can sometimes be a little bit intimidating to step outside of the «Normal dress - code» Box.
I'm Rachel A girl
in her thirties Blogging (and rambling) for the past 6 years
about Life & Style from my
small Welsh
town in the hills.
It's a pretty
small town in Western Kentucky so still
about 3 hours from Louisville but it's so nice to visit his parents and his little brother, wife and our nephew
live down the street from them so I am over the moon for Zain to get to play with his cousin Baylor.
That's one of the things I really miss
about the
small town we used to
live in.
If you've been reading my blog for any time at all you may know that when I first moved to America from China I
lived in a pretty
small town about an hour's drive outside of Detroit, Michigan.
Tommy and I are big sushi fans, but we don't get to eat it as much we would like, because our favorite sushi place is
about an hour away (all of our favorite restaurants are
about an hour away actually, except Chick - fil - a... but that's what happens when you
live in a
small town).
It's
in a
small town called Parker,
about 25 miles north of downtown Dallas and two miles from where I
live.
My parents
live in a
small town about an hour outside of the city.
Whether you're
living the city girl
life, planning an upcoming trip to the city of your choice or simply looking to bring some urban vibes to your
small town, there's something so special
about city dressing
in the summer.
Since I
live in a
small town (
about 45 minutes to Fort Worth, and 1.5 hours to Dallas) with not a lot of shopping, I mostly shop online through Ebay, Poshmark, and outlet websites such at Hautelook and Gilt.
I gave it one last try
in a
smaller town called Kitchener
about 45 minutes from where I
live.
It's hard to resist a beautiful woman, but you also have a dating reputation to protect (women do talk
about jerk - offs) especially if you
live in a
small town.
We recently caught up with Caroline to hear
about life as a single Christian
in her
small Louisiana
town (population 4,600).
About me: gettin married
in april, cant wait!!!! originally from houston, now
live small town called kingsland.
If you're gay and
live in a
small community, then chances are you've already dated all the eligible gay people around you or your social ties and obligations prevent you from wanting to date any of the remaining gay people you see out and
about in town.
I
live in a
small town of
about 300 people, yet only a 1 hr drive to a major city.
I
live in a
small town of
about 300.
About me: Hey my name is Kayla and i'm from a small town named Bowie Texas but i recently live in Denton... I'm 5 - 6 and that's about
About me: Hey my name is Kayla and i'm from a
small town named Bowie Texas but i recently
live in Denton... I'm 5 - 6 and that's
aboutabout it..
I hate talking
about myself ha I'm a shy guy who
lives in a
small town looking for something serious
hey i do nt know what to say
about my self im 26 years old i
live in a
small town i have my own apt.
If you're
in a
small town, there might not be much that you can do
about it, but if you
live in or near a metropolitan area, you can try rotating your exact location through different suburbs or the main city itself.
Dwayne McLaren (Liam Hemsworth) dreams
about escaping
small town life in Cut Bank, Montana, «the coldest spot
in the nation,» with his vivacious girlfriend Cassandra (Teresa Palmer).
A fetching film
about how the closing of a boatbuilding business affects the
lives of four men
in a
small Maine
town.
An edgy, yet sparkling tale
about five quirky strangers whose
lives spin
in a tailspin of crazy fate one night
in a
small Florida
town.
What follows is a high energy tale, hilarious and heartwarming
about love and redemption, hopes and dreams, cosmic destiny and really big trucks.An edgy, yet sparkling tale
about five quirky strangers whose
lives spin
in a tailspin of crazy fate one night
in a
small Florida
town.
American Ultra is a fast - paced action comedy
about Mike (Eisenberg), a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose
small -
town life with his
live -
in girlfriend, Phoebe (Stewart), is suddenly turned upside down.
It was easily last year's most corrosive Hollywood movie
about the American way of
life, and it was especially good at showing the claustrophobic desperation of
living in a
small midwestern
town and slowly going insane — a potent literary theme at least since Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio.
Among the other dramas he made during these early years were the romantic «All the Real Girls» from 2003, starring Zooey Deschanel and a then - unknown Danny McBride, and 2007's «Snow Angels,»
about intersecting, doomed
lives in a
small town starring Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell.
The Cake Eaters — 7/57 Releasing — Mary Stuart Masterson's
small town drama
about two families coming to grips with the trauma of change
in their
lives, starring Melissa Leo among others.
Life is good at the
small town restaurant until two corporate execs bring news that Deeds is
about to be rolling
in a different kind of dough.