Monthly Archives: March 2010

Madame, this is not your day

Posted on March 30, 2010 by

Because I’m always writing about how much I LOVE traveling, full disclosure compels me to tell the story of my trip home from Sirenland. I am only just now able to speak of this–now that the story has come to … Continue reading →

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another last night in Rome

Posted on March 28, 2010 by
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I’m in Italy

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

So sorry for the radio silence but I’m at the Sirenland Writer’s Conference. I was here for 2 1/2 days before I had a second to log in to the internet, which is the longest I’ve been offline in over … Continue reading →

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reasons to live

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

15 stories in this slim volume from Amy Hempel published in 1985. Only 3 of the 15 written in third; the rest, in first. My clear favorite is the first-person story “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried.” It’s … Continue reading →

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the days cottages

Posted on March 14, 2010 by

In 2006, I went to Provincetown for the first time to take a workshop with Pam Houston at the Fine Arts Work Center. Each morning a twenty-minute walk to class took me parallel with the ocean on a cobblestone sidewalk, … Continue reading →

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Let me in

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

“Naked Chinese People” is the first story in the collection California Transit by Diane Lefer, my adviser this semester at Vermont College of Fine Arts. I thought if I was going to be working with her, I should read some … Continue reading →

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rearrangement

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

It looks like spring here in Georgia. The daffodils are pushing out of the ground. The cherry blossoms are blooming. And it sounds like spring. I’m going to betray my ignorance here, but on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday a flock–as … Continue reading →

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How We Spend Our Days: Miciah Bay Gault

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer … Continue reading →

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