Mary Gordon - Ugly

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Wendy and Amy ponder  Mary Gordon's superb short story "Ugly." Themes of judgment, pink roses, an antique chair, and poetry are served up with a pretty pink prosecco. Pop a cork to seeing beauty everywhere!

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Introduction of Bubbly, Prose, and Podcast – 00:00:00
Catching up | La Gioiosa Tasting – 00:00:44
Author and Short Story Information – 00:07:27
Main Character Introduction – 00:16:13
Brief Summary with Spoilers – 00:16:39
Handful of Hyperbole
1)    Theme: Judgement based on appearance – 00:20:39
2)    Symbols – Chair and Rose – 00:24:30
https://www.dogfordstudios.com/symbolism-chair-art/
3)    Voodoo Name Book – Laura and Lois – 00:29:49
4)    Random – Poetry in “Ugly” – 00:31:11
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43880/a-song-when-june-is-past-the-fading-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45441/song-go-lovely-rose
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43682/the-sick-rose
Closing and Outro – 00:40:55
Next Episode: Brit Bennett’s novel The Vanishing Half