Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Asking the Right Questions

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Susan

I should have known this, but was reminded of how to write story that extends beyond self.  In Big Tim Dawson, I have been asking the wrong question:  Why? This leads to a lot of needless backstory and rhetoric that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Audio Books

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Susan

Very interesting direction, although not new except in answer to the writers’ need to get their work read (or in this case, heard) and today’s technology, visit Metaxucafe member Dave Munger in his entry on podcasting his book, Small Journeys … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Night Mood

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Susan

Good night tonight.  Reality and nature confirming thought and concept, direction, goals.  Same old backyard; birdfeeders by the graveyard bush protecting chickadees and junkos from the hawk, old peach and apple trees aligned for mowing and a simple mind that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Willie & Woolies

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Susan

Ran out for a few quick errands in the what-seems-to-be-sudden cruel coldness of December mornings.  After walking up the street to bring my newly-released from her leg casted neighbor to bring in her paper, mail, and trash can, I realized … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Reviews

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Susan

I have to laugh; having turned Spinning more in the direction of writing and literature analysis and review, here I am reading lit journals that are a year old (I hope to catch up over the holidays, though having just … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Hope

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Susan

Three weeks long the waiting, heralded by sightings by the man, the woman at the deli, the neighbor.  To them, the eagle has no meaning but the natural awe of one so rarely seen.  To me, it meant much more.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: How to Put It Into Words

Posted on December 13, 2005 by Susan

Again my thanks to Dan Green at The Reading Experience for calling this essay by William Gass called "The Sentence Seeks Its Form" (Bookforum, Dec/Jan) to our attention, and I am excerpting here from his own to focus on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: MPD

Posted on December 12, 2005 by Susan

In no way do I intend to discredit or denigrate the seriousness of the malady referred to as MPD or Multiple Personality Disorder, as I find it a fascinating topic of research of the mind.  But since it came up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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STORIES: Eugene the Flying Machine

Posted on December 12, 2005 by Susan

By the time he was three years old, Eugene Mihalowitz learned he could fly.  Oh he always could, even out of his crib, but he was three before he learned that’s what you called it.  He was eight when he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Mysteries

Posted on December 11, 2005 by Susan

Tonight, some thoughts on what’s here and what’s not.  Empirical theory of philosophy challenging not only faith, but possibly memory of that which once could be seen, touched but no longer there.  What is real, and does real endure or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Making a Long Story Short

Posted on December 11, 2005 by Susan

You write down your story, or someone’s story, and before you know it, you have close to two thousand words.  then you stop and take a long hard look at it, and you’re back down to nine hundred.  Then little … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Susan

I have no idea why it’s on so late, but am watching Jim Carrey and an adorable little Molly Shannon as Cindy Lou Who in this movie that I hadn’t seen.  It’s based on Dr. Seuss’ poem, of course, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Income & Inspiration

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Susan

Well my extra income job of unbuckling, lotioning-up, and resetting into position the right leg of my neighbor after knee surgery will be coming to an end this coming Tuesday when she gets the velcro cast off to enter rehab.  … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: First Draft Level

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Susan

I don’t have a clue (although I have read books and articles and weblogs) as to how many writers write in the same method, but I tend to start from an opening paragraph and try to make it into a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Production

Posted on December 9, 2005 by Susan

Sitting in the frameshop with no expectations of anyone showing in soft fluffy snow that’s already at least twelve inches deep.  But between nailing frame corners together, I spend time with Tim Dawson and Jessie, willing to share my freshly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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