About a month ago my husband and I watched Gone Girl directed by David Fincher, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. I rarely ever see an adaptation before reading the book, but I was excited to see it and enjoyed the film. A few days later I borrowed Gillian Flynn’s best-seller from my friend Sarah. As despicable as … Continue reading
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School’s Out Now What? Accepting Changes in Routine
My school year position is over until the fall. I have plans to work this summer, but every time I lose the structure of the school day it takes me a few days, sometimes a couple of weeks, to develop and accept a new routine. The day after school ended I had a great time reading … Continue reading
3 New Poems Published!
I have three new poems published by text magazine and you can view them in issue four. Start exploring the site here. You should take a look at them as well. It’s a great Canadian bimonthly poetry and art magazine, and they also look for flash fiction, photography, etc. They publish six times a year. I was … Continue reading
Exhaustion is so worth it.
This past weekend we at Damfino Press, Sarah, Lea and I, held our first 2-day workshop at the Barred Owl Retreat in Leicester, Massachusetts. It is an amazingly beautiful space, inside and out. Participants worked with Patricia Smith from 9-3 each day with a break for lunch, and Saturday evening some of us went to dinner, … Continue reading
Writing About the Prize in a Cracker Jack Box
The time is 11:52 PM, now 53 and June 1st is closing in. There’s no rush, or deadline, but the looming shift from the end of one month and moving forward into the next is daunting. Which is why I’m watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s on LOGO. What better a distraction than Holly Golightly and Paul … Continue reading
On Rejection
The weight of a single word can pull you into the deep end of the pool, causing your limbs to flail in panic as you try to convince yourself not to give up. But giving up is easy. You close your eyes, sink to the bottom, release the air from your lungs. The heel of … Continue reading
In All Seriousness…
Earlier today I found myself thinking back to one of the most important things I have ever heard as a woman, a mother, and a writer. Two years ago the Worcester State University English Department and the Commonwealth Honors Program sponsored The March Hare Series-poetry events featuring well established, nationally recognized poets. Alan Michael Parker … Continue reading
Scribble… hysteria?
I write a lot. And sometimes I get a little nutty. Actually, I do not write as much as I should. I try to write everyday, even if only a few sentences or lines here and there. Writing about writing gets me thinking about one of the most important things for us to do: give … Continue reading
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