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Will Dowd takes us on a whimsical journey through one year of New England weather in this engaging collection of essays. As unpredictable as its subject, Areas of Fog combines wit and poetry with humor and erudition. Full of literary anecdotes and keen observations, this fun, breezy, and discursive read will delight fans of Bill Bryson.
Will Dowd is a writer and artist based outside Boston. He obtained his MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, where he received a Jacob K. Javits Fellowship; an MS from MIT, serving as a John Lyons Fellow; and a BA from Boston College, as a Presidential Scholar.
January
London Town
Bare Bones
Latitudes
February
An Inner Scheme
Carry On
Genesis
March
The Lights of Health
This Floating World
Off-Season
Devil Winds
April
Orange Peels
Narcissus
Beach Walk
May
The Wood, the Weed, the Wag
Rara Avis
In stone
June
On Happiness
Night Thoughts
The Livelong June
July
The Silent W
Ocean Sounds
The Painter of Sunflowers
August
High and Dry
Night Thoughts II
A Chess Problem
September
The Gatsby House
A Certain Unwholesome Sultriness
Shadowplay
Smoke and Mildness
October
“The First Draft of an Early Fall”
Season of the Soul
Tempest in a Teapot
November
Silver Aslant
Paper Allegories
Frost Recidivous
December
Leftovers
Morning Thoughts
Winter Bloom
Outro