Bev Jackson (who leaves on a cool trip soon!) and Steve Kane tagged me on this Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you might read, cross out the ones you won’t, underline the ones on your book shelf, and place (parentheses) around the ones you’ve never even heard of. The Da Vinci Code – Dan … Read More books!
Today, I am in need of guidance and inspiration. Here is Virginia Woolf, from “A Sketch of the Past,” discussing her “moments”: It is only by putting it into words that I make it whole; this wholeness means that is has lost its power to hurt me; it gives me, perhaps because by doing so I take away the pain, a great delight to … Read More we are the thing itself
The house is on the lake. Georgia pine with large stone fireplaces. There are trees–balsam all around it and the lawn is not a lawn at all but a carpet of needles. There is an old piano and a study lined with books and a long covered porch. In the kitchen there is a pantry, and a long ceramic counter. There is a screen … Read More April 2003
That’s what I was thinking–Pity poor me, all the way to my bank: Historical note: A friend with a memory remarks that ”today’s temporarily disgraced Ivy League child novelist” is tomorrow’s Hollywood successnik. Yale’s own Jacob Epstein, come on down! Epstein’s 1979 novel, ”Wild Oats,” bore remarkable similarities to Martin Amis’s ”The Rachel Papers.” The kerfuffle barely nicked him. Epstein became a writer for … Read More yup.
Here she is (and trust me, you will love her. I do): Chrysanthemum Vulva
Great interview in The Sycamore Review with Andre Dubus III, who said in the response to what was he working on at the time of the interview: I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you. I can never talk about a work in progress. It’s like masturbating before you make love. When you are writing a story you are pregnant with the … Read More read it
This morning, I could talk about the two plagiarism articles on the front page of The Boston Globe but instead I’m going to talk about stuff that really interests me: James Joyce, reading, drinking, Irish pubs–all of which can be found in this article: They’ve been reading ‘Finnegans Wake’ since 1996. They’ll probably fi nish it in 2021: It’s a quiet night at The … Read More James Joyce, Reading, Drinking, and Irish pubs
So, when I checked this movie, Mostly Martha, out of the library last week, I knew I was in for a treat. Why? Well, it was something about how the librarian clutched the movie in her hands and rolled her eyes back in her head and said, “I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I would watch it again and again.” In my experience, librarians are usually … Read More watch it
Night Train VI is shipping soon and I can’t wait to get my copy. There is an interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and stories from such writers as: Steve AlmondGrant BailieTerri Brown-DavidsonDaphne ButerKathy FishWilliam Reese HamiltonRichard Madelin You won’t want to miss out–order your copy today.
Newburyport is my favorite city and I’m not just saying that because I used to live there and hope to live there again soon. It is my favorite because it hold events like the first annual Newburyport Literary Festival, which is next weekend (April 28-30). For this first year, the festival will focus on the work of Andre Dubus (ooooh, do I love his … Read More Newburyport Literary Festival
Here’s a book you’ll want to add to your “must have” list–Roy Kesey’s Nothing in the World: Nothing in the World is a war story unlike any other—a dark, surreal, surprisingly funny and offbeat fable of madness, innocence and survival.
The spring issue of FRiGG is live. As usual, it is one of the most beautiful ezines out there and is filled with great writing.
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