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
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Sunday night question: What do you do when you’re not that great? July 7th 2013
Dear Friends – I have just finished Nathan Englander’s most recent short story collection, THIS IS WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ANNE FRANK, and it’s a brilliant, daring, rewarding, read. Englander is a master short story writer, by which I mean he can do things with the form, that make a short … Continue reading Sunday night question: What do you do when you’re not that great? July 7th 2013
Of daughters, dads, and axes: An Invisible Sign, Dir. Marilyn Agrelo
Dear friends – Greetings! We’ve been on hiatus over at Magically Real HQ, because we have to work for a living and that work has gotten a bit overwhelming of late. But we don’t want the holiday season to go out without a little postmodern cheer brought to you by film director Marilyn Agrelo. The … Continue reading Of daughters, dads, and axes: An Invisible Sign, Dir. Marilyn Agrelo
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 