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Wanna know more about women writers in America?

March 26th, 2009 No Comments

For those lucky individuals who have Tuesday nights free, there’s an event at the Harvard Book Store coming up next week. And best of all, it’s free!
Tuesday, March 31 / 7:00pm
ELAINE SHOWALTER
A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx
@ Harvard Book Store | 1256 Mass. Ave.
This event is free. No [...]

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The AWP Hangover

February 17th, 2009 1 Comment

There are three major things I learned from going to AWP this year:1. I no longer belong at AWP conferences.2. Most of the real AWP happens outside the conference hotel.3. I am a machine.
Read the Rest…
1. People at the book fair kept trying to push free journals on me, and I felt myself balking. I [...]

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On Conferences

February 13th, 2009 No Comments

Since more or less the entire staff of Vernacular has decamped to AWP for the week — and since mine is the only hotel with free in-room internet — I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the experience so far.
Spot The Writer. I think probably the most entertaining thing so far has been a [...]

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The Cliched Writer

November 14th, 2008 3 Comments

Though certain past indiscretions of mine might suggest otherwise, I’m not much of a drinker. In fact, I didn’t start drinking until I moved to Boston for grad school, which just happens to coincide with the start of my association with primarily writers. Hmm…Most of the writers I know drink; some of them [...]

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The Masquerade

October 31st, 2008 2 Comments

Halloween: a night of anarchy, frivolity, and chocolate binges. I’m not really good with anarchy or frivolity in the traditional sense, though I could probably get behind a good ol’ fashioned chocolate binge any day.
Candy notwithstanding, Halloween has never been my favorite holiday. My artist friends love conjuring up elaborate costumes for [...]

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RIP: David Foster Wallace

September 14th, 2008 1 Comment

This is what I get for staying up late and not going to bed before 11 pm tonight, which I should have done if I want to be rested next week. Breaking news: David Foster Wallace, one of my literary heroes, and a true visionary of literature, writing, and the artful use of footnotes, [...]

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Pictures worth a thousand words?

July 7th, 2008 2 Comments

You know you’re hanging out with a bunch of writers when the conversation turns to author photos. Of course, I wouldn’t know the first thing about it, since choosing an author photo is probably the last thing I will ever have to worry about. But it did get me thinking about what makes a good [...]

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