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Author Archives: susan
WRITING: Day 150 of 365
Today marks the one hundred fiftieth story I’ve written as part of my commitment to write daily since January 1st of this year. It also coincides with Day 10 of the 100 Day Project for this summer of 2011. I’ll … Continue reading
BLOGGING: Feed Widget for Pages
Think I’ve discovered a way to add a feed to each single page here, something I’ve sought for a couple of years. The Pages feature works well for me most of the time. I have two separate weblogs for literature/reality … Continue reading
REALITY?: God (and The Government) Save New Orleans!
I was going to tweet this, or put a brief comment on Facebook, since I use those for my random thoughts, but somehow I know that I’ll just invite argument when all I want to do is, well, lay down … Continue reading
WRITING: Curioser and Curioser
This morning I finally finished up the story to submit for non-fiction. It was one I had written as part of my last year’s participation in a fiction project. In the final editing for this submission, I tweaked language, fleshed … Continue reading
WRITING: A Question of Honesty
About a month ago I was asked to submit a non-fiction piece by a great editor who kindly had published my work in the first issue of his magazine last year. I don’t write a lot of non-fiction. On the … Continue reading
WRITING: A Question of Time
When artist Carianne Garside made the commitment to a piece of art every day for a year through 2011, I decided to match it with a piece of writing, fiction, essay, or poem. I’m always worried about quality when pushing … Continue reading
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EDUCATION: English at the College Level
One of the best articles I’ve read on the situation of college students not being proficient in English grammar. Kim Brooks, a professor and writer tells of her frustrations and her efforts into researching the problem. Death to High School … Continue reading
WRITING & LITERATURE: thirtynine
The third quarterly issue of the fabulous 52/250 project has just been released and it’s another winner. thirtynine is a selection of the best stories and poetry produced during thirteen weeks of work by an average weekly group of between … Continue reading
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REALITY?: On the Death of a Terrorist and Social Networking Style Reporting
Last night, after having the critical last 10 minutes of a tv show interrupted by an impending Presidential announcement only to listen to the media speculate and time-fill while they waited for the President to get ready, and upon the … Continue reading
REALITY?: America Loves Controversy (or, Politics as Usual)
Actually, when you need to produce a legal, certified (seal) birth certificate to start school, get married, obtain a passport, and in certain schools play high school sports and in certain areas of employment that provide for the military or … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Namesake – Finale
It’s funny, I’m mimicking Jhumpa Lahiri here in using the final post–in her case, final chapter–as a summary and wrap-up of the story. To be fair, I believe that yes, The Namesake likely (obviously) earned its place on the New … Continue reading
LITERATURE: The Namesake – Leit Motif: FOOD!
Ohmigod, are you serious? Chapter 11 has established that Moushumi is having an affair, is traveling with God-knows-who, and Gogol, ignorant, slightly suspicious (because Lahiri once again lets us know this by using clothes as a tip-off, Moushumi has packed … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Namesake – Conflict & Protagonist
Aside from the train wreck that Ashoke suffered early on, his death, and that damned name of “Gogol” there’s been little real conflict in the book. That’s why I suspected by the discontented Moushumi at the anniversary meal, together with … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Namesake – Writing Style: Attention to Detail
Here again, an event of some importance that could be used to round the characters, provide insight into the relationship, indicate change or motive, Gogol and Moushumi go out to dinner for their first anniversary. They’ve both dressed up for … Continue reading
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LITERATURE: The Namesake Descriptions
In Chapter 8, Gogol is set up with Moushumi and there’s quite a whirlwind affair. Lahiri at long last seems to have Gogol actually caring for someone. There is a quick escalation of the relationship and for some reason, we’re … Continue reading
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The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology