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Author Archives: susan
NEW MEDIA: Internet Connected
This morning I received an e-mail from Amazon.com where I frequently purchase books. Dear Amazon.com Customer, As someone who has purchased or rated books by Roland Barthes, you might like to know that Health Insurance And Health Savings Account Made … Continue reading
WRITING: A Few Things Learned in the Solitude of a Crowd
I recently took part in a 24-hour Arts Marathon on the campus of Tunxis Community College (Farmington, CT) and learned quite a bit about artists, people, and myself. When you close people together up in a room, particularly if those … Continue reading
BLOGGING: New Spam That Am
Aside from the obvious flaws in grammar and typos, what blogger would not want to believe these words of a comment are coming from the heart of a legitimate source: This is a good post, which features worthwhile information. If … Continue reading
POETRY: April’s National Poetry Month Catchup
Day #8 of Poem Addiction Enjoy a new poem each day of April by each of several talented poets!
LITERATURE: Next Up
As a treat to myself for all the writing I’ve been doing lately and in getting work published, William Faulkner. It was a tossup among Faulkner, Marquez and McCarthy–all of which I have a few unread copies of–but I think … Continue reading
LITERATURE: The Confessions of Nat Turner – Finale
As with all fiction based on historical fact, I approached this novel by William Styron warily and come away from it pretty much in the same frame of mind. Extremely well-written, beautiful language, dramatic arc–yes, even as Nat’s condemnation is … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Confessions of Nat Turner – Irony
As Nat makes his plans and recruits a small band of friends, this passage stops me cold: One of these, an older man named Joe, has told me that he wants to be baptized and I look forward to the … Continue reading
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POETRY: National Poetry Month
As I’ve said on Facebook and twitter, “write a poem, read a poem, live a piece of poetry every day.” Not just in April, but every day as the mood strikes. Visit the poetry blogs of your lyrical friends, take … Continue reading
POETRY: Father and Child
Beyond the white cotton wings at the window over the sink where I stand, like a heron single-legged, balanced, the lawn rolls away in a tangled grass sea. Last autumn’s yellow dry skeleton fingers protecting the new, the green, the … Continue reading
LITERATURE: The Confessions of Nat Turner – Style and Statement
Lord knows it didn’t look like I was ever going to keep on this book, but even though it was tough for me to enjoy reading–and I’m still not sure whether it was the story thus far or just my … Continue reading
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WRITING: Some Cold Hard Facts
I was recently asked by a friend to take part in a college Job Fair at Trinity College (Hartford, CT) to offer students some insight on writing as a career. Now far be it for me to claim this status … Continue reading
WRITING: Publishing Print vs. Online
Rather dated, but just recently brought to our attention is this article by David Lynn of the Kenyon Review on “Print vs. Internet: An Ongoing Conversation.” Mr. Lynn questions–as all writers have at some point–the sponge-worthiness (my own standard–you’d have … Continue reading
WRITING: An Author’s Best Friend
Been meaning to spread the word here about Dorothee Lang’s latest project, The Daily s-press, a place that showcases books daily with the focus on new books from small presses (+ indie presses): paperbacks, chapbooks, and e-books, presented by authors … Continue reading
REALITY?: Bulka
Usually I make two of them, but I didn’t have poppyseed filling nor the nuts and honey, so this is all I did this time, on the left is apricot, and on the right side is cream cheese with (an … Continue reading
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WRITING: The Charm of Commenting
Loved this article by Kirsty Logan at the Pank Magazine Blog on her experience with joining the Fictionaut group: Some of it is genius, some of it is crap, and some of it is probably amazing if I could only … Continue reading
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology