Day 2: Baby Feet
On writing
Strolling on the beach at 5:30 this morning with Ajax, ideas relevant to both my novel and my life came to me not by brain but by inspiration. Two walks ... Read more
Arriving at the Beach: Let the writing begin!
A Room Of Your Own, On writing
Friday night: It seemed at one point today that I might never get out of my classroom and out of town. My son, who was supposed to catch a 7:30 ... Read more
Today a poem happened.
Poetry
My students were taking their final and I was reading a book recommended by a friend (Journey of the Heart by John Wellwood) when a poem happened to me. Linger ... Read more
Writing poems when I should be grading papers….
Poetry
In high school, I was the worst student. Couldn’t bring myself to read or do anything that I didn’t feel like doing. Some things never change. Spent an hour this ... Read more
Last paper–Postmodern American Fiction
Book Reviews!
While fall turned to an unprecedented winter here in Washington, and then a wet, violent spring, and only now the promise of summer is in the air, I read and ... Read more
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Book Reviews!
Food is the center of our lives. It’s necessary for survival, and a source of personal pleasure and communion. Of course our relationship to food is complex. In my own ... Read more
The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
Book Reviews!
“He sulks, or is it lonely sadness in that profile? She is distanced and distressed. Love engraves a profile definitely as the mint does on a coin. She is ashamed ... Read more
Daydreaming of summer–need input!
On writing
The things we don’t get credit for, can’t measure or plan, the things that bubble up from our own heart’s desire, our own gratitude, our presence in the moment. Herein ... Read more
Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Book Reviews!
I have affection for masterful use of repetition. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I grew up in a musical and religious household, that I learned ... Read more
Blue Ridge by T.R. Pearson
Book Reviews!
Paul, the main character in Blue Ridge by T.R. Pearson is not a likeable guy. He is ambivalent from the get go and does not seem to have a shred ... Read more