Squirrel!!

I have been reading our current Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Magnificent Ambersons by Boothe Tarkington. I’m just having trouble with our dear MC Georgie. I hate him. There I said it. Despise him. Am only interested in reading on to see if he gets the crap beat out of him. This slow turn-of-heart is notContinue

Rabbit Holes

I have to write my head around it instead of having my head around it to write.

Walking The Children, story by Laura J. Hanson at Spillwords.com

Spillwords.com presents: Walking The Children, a short story by Laura J. Hanson, who holds a Liberal Art Bachelors and a Creative Writing … Source: Walking The Children, story by Laura J. Hanson at Spillwords.com Pop onto WWW.Spillwords.com and give me read and a like if you’re so inclined! Feedback always always well taken, I haveContinue

Prosetry

Living in Iowa City, Iowa (Home of the Iowa Writer’s Workshop), I’m surrounded by a great literary tradition, great literary opportunities with readings and visiting authors, great literary aspirations with Iowa Writer’s House and a strong cluster of writers groups called The Writer’s Rooms. There is a ‘room’ for every genre and every skill level,Continue

Hiding in Plain Sight – Or how I stumbled on Pie Dance by Molly Giles

I just discovered a gem. Most of you may have already found it. I’m notoriously late to the bandwagon. Like the band’s packing up by the time I find it. (With the exception of One Republic, I found them years before they got big. Pretty proud of that one. ). So the deal is, myContinue