Monthly Archives: October 2013
The Uncanny, Hope, and the Short Story
Dear Writers,
If you’re working on a story collection, here’s some wonderful inspiration from Jilanne Hoffmann of The Writer’s Shadow.
As part of San Francisco’s LitQuake Literary Festival, I attended a Word for Word staged reading of Dan Chaon‘s short story, “Stay Awake,” last night at Z-Space. It was memorable for two reasons:
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Hug Notes for Writers
Dear Writers:
A poet friend just e-mailed me with news about his son, who is a television writer. Another friend is a professional vocalist and music teacher and her daughter inherited mama’s vocal ability. My gymnastics coach’s kid grew up competing in the sport.
I think it’s great when a kid who shows a talent or proclivity and can benefit by their parents’ knowledge and experience in that milieu.
Isn’t everyone’s mom the most beautiful woman in the world? Born in 1920, my mom was about 25 in this pic. She was the first fan of my writing.
Dear Writers 