Dear friends -- two different posts by two brilliant, but very different writers got me thinking about this question today. One friend posted that she thought ARGO was an ok movie, but says it would have been better if had been real. Another writer who is an acquaintance posted a thoughtful, highly-critical analysis of ZERO … Continue reading special sunday edition — 03/03/13 — is realism real(ly any good)?
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midweek magic mayhem — what the heck’s a MOOC or sometimes reality isn’t just strange, it’s super COOL
Dear Friends -- Accessing a website posted by a friend on facebook about online education at CalState I fell through the rabbit hole and ended up here (if you click on it it will get much bigger): And then I went here: I ended up in the molecular universe of MOOCS. In a nutshell, MOOC … Continue reading midweek magic mayhem — what the heck’s a MOOC or sometimes reality isn’t just strange, it’s super COOL
4 Stories we love for Storytime Sunday, 12/22/12
I've been thinking alot about communities lately, and how fortunate I am to be involved with several great ones. Teachers who are supportive and generous, students who are supportive and generous, wonderful friends who introduce me to their friends, who are also wonderful. So here are some stories that we'd like to support over here … Continue reading 4 Stories we love for Storytime Sunday, 12/22/12
Mid-December Meditation: Diffusing Dread through play — cosmopolitanism and the pastoral, part 1
Last night I briefly worried that a writer friend of mine – who was working holiday shifts at a Portland Macy’s – might have gotten caught in the Clackamas melee of December 11th, 2012. Relief that she was ok was followed by grief – for the 3 people who died, including the shooter. The story … Continue reading Mid-December Meditation: Diffusing Dread through play — cosmopolitanism and the pastoral, part 1
Storytime Sunday, 12/09/12. What Clara wants.
as promised.... silly, and a bit suggestive. for children over the age of 12. Clara would like to make love to the Nutcracker. Or marry him. Whichever comes first, and whatever that means. I think that's obvious, but what is perhaps less obvious (although Freud understood it) is that the Mouse King has his good … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 12/09/12. What Clara wants.
Story Time Sunday, 12/02/12 — Guess who’s coming to town? (not Santa)
Jesus is coming to eat all our bagels. What kind of car does he drive? my daughter asks. A gold Cadillac I say -- retrofitted -- it runs on french fry oil. That's silly, she says. I say no, it's logical. He's done with the modesty thing, he wants to make a statement - it … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 12/02/12 — Guess who’s coming to town? (not Santa)
Storytime Sunday, 11/11/12: Nanonotes from the front #2 or let your writing be haunted
Dear Friends of the Unreal -- As NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty warns in his book, week #2 is tough. For those of us who have trouble with plot, week #2 feels plodding, and uncomfortable, and at this point just a tad strange. This morning I found myself haunted by books I've loved and characters I … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, 11/11/12: Nanonotes from the front #2 or let your writing be haunted
Story Time Sunday, 11/04/12: nanonotes from the front — daring to write bad on a very tight schedule
Dear Magically Real friends -- Well, two days into NaNoWriMo, I have written some of the worst trash ever. I have plot points that do not make sense. Accessories and accoutrements abound that have arrived too early in the narrative and that will not ever get employed again. Assuming that I even remember what they … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 11/04/12: nanonotes from the front — daring to write bad on a very tight schedule
Story Time Sunday, 10/28/12 — the Story of the 21
Once upon a time there were 21 people. “Wait! “ you say, “that’s too many people for a fairy-tale, but not enough people for an epic like the Iliad which ends badly but has a lot of cool fighting and a lot of gods, but not so much sex as you might expect if you … Continue reading Story Time Sunday, 10/28/12 — the Story of the 21
Storytime Sunday, October 21, 2012 — “Seniors at War”
Dear Friends: Today, I'm linking you to one of my favorite stories, that appeared first in RiverSedge, and now is republished online with Necessary Fiction -- curated this month by the amazing, Stefanie Freele. Please take a look at this site. There is wonderful work here, and of course be sure to pick up one … Continue reading Storytime Sunday, October 21, 2012 — “Seniors at War”
Stephanie Barbé Hammer Writing (Un) Real 