In the Next Galaxy Things will be different. No one will lose their sight, their hearing, their gallbladder. It will be all Catskills with brand new wrap-around verandas. The idea of Hitler will not have vibrated yet. While back here, they are still cleaning out pockets of wrinkled Nazis hiding in Argentina. But in the [...]
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Poem of the Day: In the Next Galaxy
Posted in joy, life, nazi, Nina Alvarez, poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, ruth stone, sad, words, Write, Writer, writing on 05/12/2008 | 1 Comment »
Friday Night Series: The Ethics of Writing from Life
Posted in Write, Writer, tagged anthropology, autobiography, conversation, edit, editor, ethics, family, fiction, friends, life, memoir, truth, Write, Writer on 05/10/2008 | 3 Comments »
What if the one thing that kept you from being a great writer was that you would have to tell the truth to the world? This is the first in a series of online conversations between myself and interesting people taking place on Friday nights. Tonight I spoke with Raquel, a writer/editor who is finishing [...]
Poem of the Day: The Lady of Shallot
Posted in lady of shallot, love, Nina Alvarez, poem, poem of the day, poet, poetry, sad, tennyson, words, Write, Writer, writing on 05/08/2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Lady of Shallot On either side of the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And through the field the road runs by To many-towered Camelot; And up and down the people go, Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island there below, The [...]
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