I shared this poem on facebook. I wrote it very quickly on Tuesday morning May 3rd, and made minimal edits. On May 4th, I took a writing workshop with poet activist Andres Sanchez where he emphasized the importance of story-telling and activism. Here is the poem. 1. I had sex at 16 with my first … Continue reading My initial response to the RoevWade memo leak of May 2nd 2022
Author: Stephanie Barbé Hammer
Stephanie Barbé Hammer is a magical realist prose fiction writer, novelist, occasional essayist, and a committed, intermittent poet, as well as a passionate instructor of writing. A 7-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize she has published work in Hayden's Ferry, Pearl, CRATE, Rhapsoidia, NYCBigCityLit, the East Jasmine Review, Apeiron, Inlandia, Literary Alchemy and the Bellevue Literary Review among other places. She is the author the fabulist novel THE PUPPET TURNERS OF NARROW INTERIOR (Urban Farmhouse Press), a novelette, RESCUE PLAN (Bamboo Dart Press), a prose poem chapbook collection, SEX WITH BUILDINGS (dancing girl press), and a poetry collection, HOW FORMAL (Spout Hill Press).
Stephanie's new novel PRETEND PLUMBER is available for order from your favorite bookstore, and her poetry chapbook CITY SLICKER appeared in July 2022. Stay tuned for her novella, JOURNEY TO MERVEILLEUX CITY, coming out in 2023!
Novel-writing and why it matters
Dear friends -- Happy Cinco de Mayo! I'm taking a look back over my various attempts at writing novels on Medium, and here is the first part of that essay: Why I write novels This week I’m junking the “about” in my title and getting right to the question of why I keep on trying … Continue reading Novel-writing and why it matters
New “Why I write about”
Friends -- This is a short piece where I think about writing and teaching connected to the holocaust. My novel Pretend Plumber does not address the holocaust directly. This comic tale focuses on a young Los Angeles teenager, who is Jewish, but who is also white and highly privileged. Yet, the event that Jews call the “Shoah” … Continue reading New “Why I write about”
April — Special in-depth conversation with Anthony LeDonne about my new novel PRETEND PLUMBER
Hello friends! What a spiritually resonant week this is, as folx navigate Ramadan, Easter and Passover all at the same time! Because of this convergence, my wonderful friend Anthony and I thought this might be the perfect time to record and share a conversation about spirituality and Jewishness in my new novel Pretend Plumber, now … Continue reading April — Special in-depth conversation with Anthony LeDonne about my new novel PRETEND PLUMBER
Let’s talk sandwiches — food matters in my life and fiction
Dear friends of the unreal -- In my latest Medium piece, I wax eloquent about my history with a famous foodstuff and how it works in my new novel. Food is love, my husband once told me and food is crucial in my forthcoming novel, Pretend Plumber. I love food. No, seriously, I LOVE food. I’m … Continue reading Let’s talk sandwiches — food matters in my life and fiction
Happy Ides of March! — some new writing and I read the big book, part 2
Hi friends -- it's also my half-birthday and in honor of this silly non-holiday, I'm sharing, not just one, but two new items. I posted my latest "Why I write about..." and you can read it here: https://medium.com/@stephaniebarbhammer/why-i-write-about-shakespeare-b6be2b35025c And.... my fun conversation with Don and Tom of WRITING ON WHIDBEY ISLAND went live yesterday and … Continue reading Happy Ides of March! — some new writing and I read the big book, part 2
New “why I write about” on Medium
Another "why I write about" just went live over at Medium! Here's the first question in my self-interview: Q: Stephanie-- What gives with setting your new novel in L.A? You don’t live there, and you aren’t even from that city. In fact, you were born and raised in Manhattan – which is the polar opposite … Continue reading New “why I write about” on Medium
The Life Aquatic: Sailing the Salish Sea with Iris Graville
Friends -- even city slicker magical realists like yours truly, look up from time to time and want to know more about the place where we are currently residing. But, I'm not a scientist, and while I consider myself an environmentalist, I get a bit vague on the details of how my locality might be … Continue reading The Life Aquatic: Sailing the Salish Sea with Iris Graville
“Why I write about. . .” series launching on Medium
Dear friends of the unreal -- I just wrote and published the first of a series called "Why I write about. . . " in conjunction with the forthcoming release of my second novel Pretend Plumber, which will be out sometime this spring. You can read the first little piece here. Speaking of unreal... I … Continue reading “Why I write about. . .” series launching on Medium
Yes, I’ve started sending out a newsletter and you should subscribe!
Friends, is your email box full to the brim with STUFF? Yes, mine is too. And yet, there are a few emails from strangers that I really look forward to. These are writers and thinkers that I admire like Melissa Hart (I actually know Melissa) and leftist outlier intellectual Frederik de Boer. And, I love … Continue reading Yes, I’ve started sending out a newsletter and you should subscribe!
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 