Catching Days
is a blog about writing, reading, and life--how they meld, clash, and astonish. It's a net for catching days.How this site works:
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Category Archives: journeys
the forgotten waltz, unreliability, and wine lines
If you were to ask me to recommend a novel written in the first person, I would say Anne Enright’s The Gathering. I’ve read it twice and I’m thinking about reading it again. But I just finished her most recent … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Enright, character, craft of writing, journeys, novels
Tagged The Forgotten Waltz
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from the airport
I am mid-journey. On my way home from Montpelier, Vermont and the successful completion of a two-year low-residency MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. This last residency went by so fast–it’s hard to believe it’s over. Both my … Continue reading
leaving on a jet plane
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go!
no place on earth
It’s difficult to think of anything other than the stunning crimson and gold leaves outside my windows. I have been doing too many other things lately. And I have come to the place where I need to set aside time … Continue reading
stoneham, andover, tewkesbury
I was just reading over the upcoming November 1 How We Spend Our Days post by Mari Strachan (which is wonderful). In her post, Mari recites the names of some Welsh towns, each one of which sounds magical. Her list reminded … Continue reading
inside outside
Inside there’s a new feeling–no more books on the floor, no more clutter, lots of space. And there’s movement. Things are changing. Now I stand to write and walk when I feel like it. I can also sit, which I … Continue reading
the words return
For a writer whose days are mostly spent by choice by herself in front of a screen, eleven days of amazing and stimulating workshops, lectures, and readings–connected by speaking to people, finding seats, speaking to more people, making plans for … Continue reading

“It’s hard to tell somebody what you mean to say. And that’s an idea that I’m obsessed with. It’s why I write. It’s why everybody writes.”
--Jonathan Safran Foer