Month: November 2009

  • Fiction: "more true than real life"

    The other day, Barbara Samuel at Writer Unboxed wrote a very eloquent post about “The Intersection of Truth and Fiction.” Every story a writer composes somehow emerges from the writer. But where to draw the line between truth and fiction might be hard to distinguish. I am not a character. The character is herself. Some…

  • My 2009 Turkey Day list

    I’m going to cop out a bit and instead of writing a full-on sappy post for Thanksgiving (like moonrat and Jamie Ford did) I’m just going to list a few of the things I am thankful for this year. First and foremost, the health and happiness of my loved ones Second, the delicious Thanksgiving feast…

  • Rachel Is

    Please take a moment to check out this moving trailer for the documentary by Charlotte Glynn called “Rachel Is.” Jane, the mother in this documentary, was one of my creative writing professors at Carnegie Mellon University, one of my favorites in fact, and I’d like to think she’s my friend. I made a point of…

  • Lamest post of lameness ever

    Um, so, I’m in Vegas right now, meaning I can’t really blog. Andy and I flew out to meet my parents (and then tomorrow my two half-sisters are joining us) to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday (yesterday) and my 24th (tomorrow). So I guess I’ll see you on Monday? :P

  • Frustration vs. discouragement

    Several weeks ago, my dad mentioned that he’d read some things on my blog which led him to believe that I was feeling discouraged. That statement bothered me a lot, but I couldn’t put my finger on why. Until now. You see, I wasn’t discouraged, I was frustrated, and there’s a big difference between those…