I finished listening to two books in the last couple of days, The Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit and Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, both of which I highly recommend. I’m really into figuring out structure of books lately and thinking about the ways that authors assemble their thoughts, especially in nonfiction, and the image thatContinueContinue reading “April in Books and Birds”
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Westbound and Down, Rollin’ Up and Truckin’
“we gonna do what they say can’t be done. We’ve got a long way to go, and a short time to get there, oh westbound just watch ol’ Bandit run!” Yeeeee hawwwww! https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/uHZJej98_T0&source=udsTomorrow morning at the wee hour of 4 a.m. I’ll be zooming out of here to the airport for another year of AWP,ContinueContinue reading “Westbound and Down, Rollin’ Up and Truckin’”
The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma GandhiI leave in the morning for my annual trek to the AWP Conference, this year in Boston. I’m leaving with my homework done for this week, a packet submitted for the program, “spring break” for school waiting after the trip, four manuscripts formatted andContinueContinue reading “The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem”
Hello and Goodbye, AWP
Hello, home. Hello, dog, whose behavior seems miraculously better after a week apart. Hello, thermostat set at just the right temperature. Hello, eastern standard time and your accommodating capacity to keep my baby asleep until a godlier hour than central time. Hello, taller, smarter, better enunciating children– has it only been four days?? Hello, patientContinueContinue reading “Hello and Goodbye, AWP”
Sarah Marie Wells 