The Troll Garden

What an amazing exploration and exposition of the almost-artistic soul. I quite identify with the characters in these stories, perhaps more than I care to admit publicly. I know so many persons who are almost artists, wannabe artists, not quite artists, and also actual artists who just can't quite seem to. How could someone as genuinely successful in her art as Cather have depicted our state so accurately? There is a reason she is known to be great among authors.