Category Archives: Other Sites
An Elegy for Mathematics by Anne Valente
I finished reading “An Elegy for Mathematics” by Anne Valente. It is beautifully written with moving stories. If you write short fiction, this is a necessary read. Get your copy here. If the limited edition is still available, nab a copy of Anne reading some of the stories, artwork, and a digital copy of the …
One Story–Douglas Watson
I received my first issue of One Story in the mail today. And it was a great story called “The Messenger Who Did Not Become a Hero” by Douglas Watson. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the interview: I always have that kind of double consciousness in my writing. I think it’s a way …
An Awesome Week…and it got better
This week was already awesome because I finished typing the third draft of my novel and printed it. I spent happy hours rereading and organizing. But it got so much better. I had lunch and The Cookie Jar with my pen pal Whitney from The Letter Project. The film Imaginaerum with Nightwish music was available for …
AWP–Boston 2013
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference is this week in Boston. I’m heading to Boston tomorrow. Meet the staff of “Talking Writing” as they discuss the conference. I’ll be living at the book fair and bringing books back.
George Saunders and the Short Story
Check out this clip from the Colbert Report where George Saunders talks about why he writes short stories. One of my favorite short stories by Saunders is “Sea Oak.”
Lunch and Supplies
I went to Lunch ’n’ Learn: Learn how to craft your own beer at Seed Coworking. So if I write about home brewing, I can be educated about it, like Lawrence Coates’ “The Garden of the World” with whiskey stills and winemaking. Also stopped at Art Supply Depo and got more charcoal supplies. Maybe Charlotte specializes in …
Trip to Detroit
I went to Detroit and came home with new fountain pen gear from PenzDetroiT. I also got some more Waterman ink, purple and green. I’m loving the different paper sizes. Then I went to Montblanc and Paradise Pen Company at Somerset Mall. I actually got to hold Montblancs and test different nibs. A Montblanc is in …
Cool Articles
Check out these articles about writing: Why George Saunders (or anyone else) can write whatever they damn well please What Happened to Experimental Writing? How Haiku Changed My Writing Life What Writing Program Critics Don’t Know What We Risk Losing in the Facebook Age
ToledoWiki and Seed Coworking
Earlier this evening I went to the ToledoWiki editing party at Seed Coworking. It was fun to explore the pages and create my own. I started one for writing hotspots. And I became a member of Seed Coworking. So at least once a month I will go and work on finishing a novel draft.
Romeo and Juliet
I read “Romeo and Juliet” when I was a freshman in high school. I’ve seen a couple of movie versions but never the play. If I were Juliet, I would’ve left a note for my parents saying I married Romeo. No need to marry Paris or go to the Friar. But I’m not Juliet. Of …
Suzanna and Writing 