Second Child Syndrome
Makes a second child kind of puff up their chest and look somewhere else for the limelight. Maybe become a writer.
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Celebrate a New Writing Center
We invite you to experience a place where you can bury yourself in the quiet of the woods, the lapping shores of a Great Lake, or join in a lively arts community.
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A former classmate avoids the MFA program reunion. Her writing career isn’t developing like life according to Facebook. In the five years since graduating, others have published, found full-time academic positions, received recognition. Her achievements, while quite nice, feel small. … Continue reading →
The Kroner Transfer
Amsterdam is a large airport, busy even at six thirty Sunday morning. Like many European airports it has transfer centers where passengers can check on their next flight or make changes to their reservations. It’s a good idea that would … Continue reading →
Of Puppies and Revisions
Rocky recently joined our household. He is a fur ball of energy. We’ve laughed over his insane play, grown tired of his sharp teeth testing toes, rewarded outside pooping, and begun teaching the many lessons a puppy needs to co-exist … Continue reading →
Winter Weight
Attending literary events lately has led me to the non-scientific observation that writers in this part of the Midwest might eat too many calories per hour while sitting at their computers during extended cold weather. Pictures from a June book … Continue reading →
Pollen Art
Wolfgang Laib’s largest pollen art installation is on display at the Museum of Modern Art. On an elevated surface, the artist spread 18 jars of hazelnut pollen across a space measuring approximately 18 x 21 feet. Laib’s work is visible … Continue reading →
About Book Festivals
Remember when the Scholastic Book Fair was set up in the hallways at your school? With clean order forms and a pencil in hand, you and your class got to walk through the stacks and pick out books that birthday … Continue reading →
Does Gender Make a Difference?
A Room of Her Own Foundation is dedicated to helping women artists achieve the privacy and financial support necessary to pursue their art. For a handful of very fortunate women AHOHO’s 6th Gift of Freedom Award has provided $50,000 to … Continue reading →
Did I Tell You about Getting Sick?
So I spent a week in sick bay. Got some good fiction writing done between coughing attacks. Maybe traveling country roads with a fictional father and son was easier than dealing with a very real temperature and aching body. Maybe … Continue reading →