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6 Clackamas Print ntertainm Wednesday. Oct. 12, 2005 . Renowned writer reads at LA Jadon Triplett I A&E Editor On Oct. 4 the Literary Arts Center hosted William Kittredge, who read from his e^say “Redneck Secrets” and his forthcoming, yet-to-be- titled novel. Kittredge managed the impressive feat of not only entertaining the English teach ers, but not boring the general audience. Kittredge taught Creative Writing at the University of Montana for 29 years before retiring in the spring of 1997. He is the author of two collec tions of essays, “Owning it All,” and “Who Owns the West;” two collections of short stories, “The Van Gogh Fields and Other Stories,” and “We are not in this Together;” and a memoir, “Hole in the Sky.” Kittredge read first from “Redneck Secrets,” .introduc ing it as the first thing he ever had published. Throughout his reading of the essay a pat tern of romanticism related to what he called “redneck coun try” emerged as he spoke of the ups and down of life in the Midwest. Themes emphasized in his essay include individualism, good people dealing with a hard life, a wariness of the east, and “redneck” as an empowering word rather than a negative ste reotype. “Redneck” was used throughout the essay in such a way that it came off more as a pseudonym for “cowboy” than anything else. After closing “Redneck Secrets” with a deeply anti- industrialist/“progress” senti ment, Kittredge read from his forthcoming novel, a story of a young cowboy during the Great Depression. An adventure star ring a naïve and instantly iden tifiable central character, the 1930s setting had a genuine air to it, transporting the listener back in time, “Redneck Secrets” was well written and enjoyable, but the portion of thisunfinished story that Kittredge read was the real surprise of the reading. After finishing the reading, Kittredge engaged in a lively question and answer session with the crowd. Highlights included his response to a question of dealing with writer’s block (“Just sit down and be foolish. Play.”), on the exclusivity of the writing business (“I think it’s more of a used car business.”), and on Americans’ cultural xenophobia (“We’re still a colony.”). Kittredge tentatively expects the forthcoming novel to be complete in October 2006. Jadon Triplett Clacland Kittredge read a selection of his essay “Redneck Secrets the Literary Arts Center (Roger Rook Hall 220) on Octobl They won’t mean to. But having a car full of distracting friends] one of the biggest reasons young drivers get In fatal crashes tv/i as often as everyone else. That’s especially true if you’re drinkil speeding or cruising around after dark. So buckle up, drive sobl slow down and drive without passengers. And live past 21. I Drive Safely. Tlie Way to Go Transportation Safety — ODOT 3«® The Everhart House Internet Care General Services ’ ** State-of-the-Art Internet Cafe ** 12 workstations and 18 additional network connections ** High Speed Internet Access’ **• Membership Programs “ Games and LAN parties ** E-mail, printing, scanning lax, CD bùrning ** Word processing Slide Show, Spread Sheet software ** Web hosingand developing ** PC Repair Service • ** Event Nights ** Professional and ConsultingServices ** Sun Microcsystems Developer and Resell ** Geographical Information System Softwa The Everhart House Internet Cafe serve’s FairTrade, Shade Grown organic coffee and espresso from Longbottom Coffee’s and participates in their “Coffee for kids” program. Our location locata is less than 2 miles from trom CCC just north a Grocery Outlet Store. W mw MÍ m Tune in to what the Army National Guard has to offer: 100%Tuition! Assistance, $20,000 Student Loan Repayment, and up to $10,000 I Enlistment Bonus. It's called serving your community part-time will getting full-time benefits. Visit 1-800-GO-GUARD.COM/MUSICtodal and get 3 tunes from iTunes! 8J5 Molalla Ave. Oregon City Oregon 77OT7 Phone Number 505-722..7T1^ The Everhart House lntemet Cafe 855 Molalla Ave. Oregon City, Or 97045 Phone Number 503.722.7416 On top of the hill, just North of the Grocery Outlet Store Open Monday - Friday 6:00 am -8:00 pm Saturday fe* Sunday 8.00 am -^8:00 pm I $1.00 OFF Coupon ■ Any Coffee Drink, Italian Soda, or Frappe* Expires 12/31/05 UEIAÌiS.
