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Make Peace With the Moment

Have you ever had a period of discouragement, of wanting to hole up and lick your wounds, of trying to remember why you’ve chosen the route in life you have? I’m convinced these downer days have nothing to do with my actual life.  I’ve simply lost that fervor and enthusiasm I once had.  It’s an […]

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Dialogue in Fiction

Today is for writers…or readers who are interested in craft. I just read Benjamin Percy’s fabulous article on “The Geometry of Dialogue” in the Poets & Writers Magazine, July/August 2009 issue.  Unfortunately, it’s only available in print, so if you’re a writer, run–don’t walk–to the nearest Barnes & Noble to grab a copy. Percy’s piece […]

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The Chicken or the Egg?

I had a lovely dinner with my Books & Culture editor John Wilson and his wife on Saturday evening.  Wendy made the most fantastic meal–a delicious soup from Simply in Season (which reminded me to pull it out of my cookbook cupboard when I returned home!), the most savory fish-and-caper-over-rice meal, with a delicious side […]

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Reading Like a Writer

I’ve just finished a second run-through of Francine Prose’s book Reading Like a Writer.  I read it when it first came out, but this time, I gleaned much more, perhaps because I’ve written a novel in the interim…and know where my weaknesses lie. Sadly, the book left me feeling inept and incapable, especially as I […]

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A Bit of Short Fiction

The Caress She is seventy-eight, a paltry cheeked widow who will some day fade away and be mourned by none.  But for now, she believes her fortune has turned. She is walking through the grandest of all ballrooms, mingling with guests who are rich and elite in equal measure.  Her taffeta dress swishes past tuxedoed […]

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