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Posted on May 16, 2013 by cynthia

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demons

The work of the writer is often to open to that intensity, that burn and chaos of feeling; to allow yourself to be driven by possibilities you have not yet uncovered, a revelation you do not yet know, or to … Continue reading →

Posted in craft of writing, essays, obsession, structure Tagged Dawn Tripp, The Virginia Quarterly Review

How We Spend Our Days: Dawn Tripp

Posted on March 1, 2013 by cynthia

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Dawn Tripp Banner 7 (large)

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 →

Posted in How We Spend Our Days Tagged Dawn Tripp, Game of Secrets, Moon Tide, The Season of Open Water

the next writer in the series: march 1, 2013

Posted on February 8, 2013 by cynthia

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Game of Secrets

In  The Writing Life, Annie Dillard wrote, I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we … Continue reading →

Posted in How We Spend Our Days, novels, structure Tagged Dawn Tripp, Game of Secrets, Moon Tide, The Season of Open Water

three things

Posted on September 28, 2012 by cynthia

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1 On Monday night I finished Dawn Tripp’s wonderful novel, Game of Secrets, and wasn’t ready to start a new book or go to sleep. Mindless TV seemed the solution, and I found The Kennedys (some sort of mini-series) on Netflix. … Continue reading →

Posted in accumulation, catching moments, life, reading Tagged Cheryl Strayed, Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, Dawn Tripp, Game of Secrets, Thomas Merton, Tiny Beautiful Things

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