March 19, 2013
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Using Careless Speech for Careful Writing. Peter Elbow’s new book, Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, was the impetus for this Day One 9 am panel. Elbow talked about intonation units in speech and how the musicality of … Continue reading
August 21, 2012
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As part of my ongoing professional development, every day I check in with a handful of writers in the blogosphere-mostly via RSS feed, a few notices via e-mail. I am so impressed by the high value of the information being … Continue reading
March 12, 2012
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In the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of Poets & Writers, there are several essays on community driven publishing, one of which is written by Steve Almond. In it, he says, “Bigger is always better in the American imagination. But I am … Continue reading
January 4, 2012
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I don’t know about you, but my downtime looks an awful lot like my uptime. I am very happy to be one of those people who loves her work. I spend a lot of time reading for pleasure, which means … Continue reading
September 13, 2011
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I have been thoroughly enjoying receiving the RSS feeds of several blogs lately, and I’d like to share a few of these with you. Though it is true that a blog is just that, a blog, and shouldn’t ever be … Continue reading
September 1, 2011
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The September 2011 issue of Gently Read Literature, published by Daniel Casey, contains my review of Peter Grandbois‘ latest novel, Nahoonkara. Check it out!
April 18, 2011
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The March/April Issue of Poets & Writers Magazine includes a piece by Eileen Pollack, the director of the MFA program at the University of Michigan and author of the upcoming novel Breaking and Entering (Four Way Books, 2012). Titled “Track … Continue reading
March 15, 2011
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Nahoonkara by Peter Grandbois My rating: 5 of 5 stars ” I have heard that when some people murmur through the dark grammar of their lives, they actually believe they understand. ” ~Peter Grandbois Nahoonkara, 32 This book, which takes … Continue reading
October 6, 2010
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Narrative authors Carol Edgarian, Will Boast, Pia Z. Ehrhardt, Skip Horack, Bridget Quinn and Renee Thompson will be reading in conjunction with LitQuake Saturday, October 9, 2010 6 to 7 p.m. at The Lab 2948 16th St.San Francisco FREE ADMISSION
October 3, 2010
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October 1-9 San Francisco If you’ve never experienced Lit Quake, you’ve never experienced a true immerse-yourself-in-literati-festival. San Francisco, perhaps the most literary city in the world (I’m a Beat fan, what can I say), hosts this event every year. There … Continue reading