I'm excited to begin a multiple-episode close reading of A Farewell to Arms. Look for new episodes to drop regularly in the coming weeks, as I take a close look at one of my favorite Hemingway novels.

In this episode, I take a deep dive into a Nick Adams Story, "A Way You'll Never Be," in which Hemingway looks to some of the cataclysmic events of World War I that left Nick (and other veterans) so emotionally scarred--something we clearly saw in season 1 with stories like "Soldier's Home" and "Big Two-Hearted River." You can purchase a copy of Hemingway's short stories at my bookshop.org link. Bookshop.org work hard to support independent bookstores, and at no additional cost to you, you'll be helping support this podcast. You might also enjoy my Substack, "Journeycasts," where I write about nature, fly fishing, literature... Please leave a comment about this episode at Spotify, or let me know what Hemingway titles you'd like me to cover in future episodes. *Here is a link to the song, "The Young Recruit" I use in this episode

With this episode, I conclude my look (for now) at In Our Time. You can make a contribution to the show HERE. You can also make a one-time contribution and Buy me a Coffee. Books referenced in the podcast can be purchased HERE (and I will receive a small percentage of the sale). I also reference an essay of mine in this episode, which you can find HERE.

I take a close look at the first part of Hemingway's masterful story, "Big Two-Hearted River," that ends the collection, In Our Time, reflecting on the way the story ties together many earlier stories from the collection and again focuses on the power of artistic understanding to help contend with complex human emotion. Have a look at my writing on Substack at HERE. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

In this episode I take a deep dive into "Soldier's Home," Hemingway's complex look at PTSD, likely derived from his own experiences of being wounded in WWI, and suddenly being back home in Oak Park. Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

 A close look at another Nick Adams story from In Our Time.  Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

In this story, which Hemingway was not allowed to include in the collection In Our Time due to its subject matter, date rape, we find a story in a kind of dialogue with "Cat in the Rain" and "The End of Something," and the continued development of the theme of women as artists in the collection.   Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

This nightmarish story offers readers a way to think about what lies at the heart of human violence, underscoring the essential need for Jungian balance between the "Anima" and "Animus."  Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

A close look at Hemingway's "A Cat in the Rain," also from In Our Time.  Here we find one of the most emphatic examples of a character awakening to the power of artistic expression.   Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!

A close look at the earliest "Nick Adams" story, "Indian Camp," in which we find Nick awakening into a deep understanding of the power of artistic language. Have a look at my writing on Substack at ⁠HERE⁠. If you like my podcast, please consider "buying me a coffee" ⁠HERE⁠. Every contribution helps!