Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Final Draft

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Susan

Two students promised more indepth critique on A Bottle of Beer, and though I’ve been working hard on editing it these past two weeks, I’m looking forward as well to their notes. Don’t know what’s going to happen to this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Weird World of Medicine (a.k.a. More on the Dumbing Down Process)

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Susan

Saw this ad last night on TV for Reclast, only I was "too busy" to post on it: Once-A-Year Reclast (zoledronic acid) InjectionIt doesn’t matter whether you’re on-the-go or savoring your solitude—imagine being able to have a once-yearly treatment for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Cirque du Soleil

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Susan

It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen any Broadway shows but for a while now I’ve been really wanting to see something from Cirque du Soleil and Kooza is coming to Hartford.  All I need to do is … Continue reading →

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REVIEWS: Cathedral – Honesty

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Susan

One thing that I love about Carver’s work is his frankness in expression, unaffected by the fear of political correctness and yet he gets the meaning across in a down-to-earth manner that is more effective because a lot of people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REVIEWS: :Cathedral – Notemaking

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Susan

There probably was a similar feature in Windows Word but I never used it.  This is Mac’s iPages and the sidespace with comments that make it so easy to make notations as I read.  I’ve got to figure out if … Continue reading →

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REVIEWS: Cathedral

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Susan

I do like Raymond Carver’s work and so I decided to start on this a little earlier, found it online and printed it out (some things don’t change–it’s easier to mark and read, though I may try sticking it into … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Baby Steps

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Susan

I’ve taken the initiative of setting up a website, having purchased and registered a domain (no, not susangibb.com which I wanted; someone’s taken it and not set up a site.  I’ve a sneaky suspicion that someone is me in an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REVIEWS: John Porcellino’s Perfect Example

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Susan

Rereading this for class, slower, more carefully.  I still don’t particularly care for it, but that doesn’t matter because there are some good things here to be found. The first segment, Belmont Harbor, has a basic story of John waking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Awwwh, and Ahah!

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Susan

Roberta at Elusive Abstractions shows off her two month-old grandson (that’s the Awwwh!) and then goes on to share a wonderful scene with her older grandson who at five has discovered the power of writing: What I really want to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Easter Leftovers

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Susan

The feeling is there, even though it’s not particularly religious.  It is human, and human wants to label things and maybe things that are good go together with God and church and religion.  The fact that Easter becomes fraught with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Me and The Guys

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Susan

So here I am, making Easter dinner, waiting for the ham and the potatoes, and our guests have arrived.  Gus, into his fourth year without Chris and tired of the dating scene, and Biz, who really would love to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: The Easter Chicken

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Susan

It’s amazing that kids ever get over it.  Bunnies just don’t go with eggs.  Happy Easter.

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WRITING: Another Example of Editing

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Susan

With about a third of the original wording cut out of A Bottle of Beer, it’s time to look at the changes and how and why they work.  Not indiscriminate slicing of adjectives, nor cutting of necessary incidents of story, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Simple Word Editing

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Susan

Sometimes it’s the rhythm, the semantics, the grammar. Reading and reading and reading again will point out problem areas. From A Bottle of Beer: “He thought that it slept, unconscious in the blistering noon sun. So the mouse scurried forward, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Hypertext Reading

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Susan

I’m embarrassed to point it out because it includes my own work in its focus, but Steve Ersinghaus has a wonderful series on Hypertext reading that’s so good it’s teaching me things about my own work as well as serving … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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