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Category Archives: Guest Bloggers
Writers and Their Pets: Alan Heathcock
The ‘Writers and Their Pets’ series began with my own desire to celebrate my dog Sally, and over the coming months I will also invite other writers to share with the rest of us the details of their lives with beloved pets. We … Continue reading
Writers and Their Pets: Sherrie Flick
The ‘Writers and Their Pets’ series began with my own desire to celebrate my dog Sally, and over the coming months I will also invite other writers to share with the rest of us the details of their lives with beloved pets. —Ladette … Continue reading
Writers and Their Pets: Megan Mayhew Bergman
The ‘Writers and Their Pets’ series began with my own desire to celebrate my dog Sally, and over the coming months I will also invite other writers to share with the rest of us the details of their lives with beloved pets. We … Continue reading
The Courage For Compassion
At AWP 2013 in Boston, author Melanie Rae Thon read the following during the panel “The Literary Legacy of Andre Dubus.” Ploughshares founding editor DeWitt Henry attended the panel, and thought the piece was so beautiful that, with Melanie’s permission, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Dubus, AWP, DeWitt Henry, Killings, Melanie Rae Thon, Song of Pity, The Curse
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“The Word River Doesn’t Know Edges”: A Playlist for Patricia Smith’s Blood Dazzler
Patricia Smith’s Blood Dazzler, a 2008 poetry collection inspired by Hurricane Katrina, reads like a broken heart. It is open and honest and raw. The voices of those who survived Katrina, and those who did not, are both unspeakably sad and … Continue reading
A Day in the Life at 826CHI
This post was contributed by Julia Ventola. Tucked away in the heart of Chicago’s Wicker Park, 826CHI is a thriving non-profit writing and tutoring center, dedicated to Chicago’s six- to eighteen-year-old students. It is a member of Dave Eggers’ national … Continue reading
THAT LIT, LIT LIFE (with global characteristics) 14 (of 14)
Back to school because my lit, lit life leads me there, perhaps more often than I want. Bookstores used to be why writers traveled, but given the rise of E-Books, online book tours can be more efficient “travel.” Many festivals … Continue reading
Patience and Courage: Finding the Balance between Teaching and Writing
I can count the days: seventy-seven. This is a very long time to go without writing a single sentence that has nothing to do with confirming a meeting over email, reminding my husband via text message to add chocolate-covered pretzels … Continue reading
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Tagged Askold Melnyczuk, Beckett, Drown, Jennifer De Leon, Joyce, Junot Diaz, teaching, Writing time
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THAT LIT, LIT LIFE (with global characteristics) 13 (of 14)
So I’m on my way from Melbourne to Sydney, ruminating on the global-lit journey that has brought me back to these two major Australian cities after 32 years. Here are two reasons: You’ve met Robin in my blog before—we’re counting … Continue reading
140 Characters of Guilt
Plate VI from Charles Darwin’s The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals. It took, it seemed, only a few seconds for the first response to appear. My heart plummeted as more appeared in my Twitter feed, each increasingly … Continue reading →