warning: not for the faint of heart Confession 1: Being a literary critic is a bit like being a cannibal: you don’t write anything creative yourself but you shred up whatever poor author you’re working on, season the dead author/auteur with lit theory and serve ‘em up to your 3-4 colleagues who are interested … Continue reading Special edition Sunday May 25th 2014 — cannibal connections: 10 confessions
Month: May 2014
Story Time Sunday, May 18th, 2014 — a diversion for mature audiences and an interview
Dear Friends -- I recently spoke with Kristy Lin Billuni who runs a fantastic website called Sexy Grammar. There you can find tips on writing as well as workshops and private consults that connect the sensual, the sexual, and sometimes the downright dirty with the process of creating beautiful writing. The fact is: writing and … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, May 18th, 2014 — a diversion for mature audiences and an interview
For Magical Realism fans and friends — an Aimee Bender story with some craft exercises
Dear friends -- some of you have participated or are about to participate in the "Magical Realism for Beginners" workshop that I've been developing lately. Here, for your delectation, is a great story by Aimee Bender along with some materials for developing your own story: http://www.missourireview.com/anthology/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/theremembererwithmaterials.pdf Enjoy and see you in class sometime! … Continue reading For Magical Realism fans and friends — an Aimee Bender story with some craft exercises
Story Time Sunday, May 11th, 2014 — a true story for all ages
We stumbled upon it. Twice. This health food store on the highway in some town in Oregon. We were hungry, but he can’t eat unhealthy any more. And I shouldn’t. So we have to eat slow. The health food store is big. Two people run it. A man and a woman. They are not young. … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, May 11th, 2014 — a true story for all ages
Story Time Sunday, May 4th, 2014 — “Did you ever ask yourself?” — A ridiculous tiny tale for all ages
Did you ever ask yourself who makes that hot water on demand from the little faucet with the red dot on it that you paid a lot of extra $$ for because you told Dmitri and Demetrius and Demy and Debi that you had to have it, because you didn’t have time to boil water … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, May 4th, 2014 — “Did you ever ask yourself?” — A ridiculous tiny tale for all ages
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 