Still debating what to do this summer? Come to Sicily for a week or so. Taking a writing workshop, sit by the sea, drink Sicilian wines. Yeah, don't you think? www.writebythewater.com … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
The Territory of Desire
"What a powerful thing to know that one's own desires are mappable on to strangers." from George Saunders, from a story about traveling to DuBai. From "The Brainhead Megaphone," I believe.I love this quote by Saunders. The idea of making your desires mappable as … [Read more...]
“We all return somewhere”: Kate’s Coney
"We all return somewhere," my daughter, Kate O'Connor Morris, writes in her beautiful essay, published recently in the Evergreen Review. I am her mother and I'm proud, but I also think she's a great writer. And just beginning... These images of Coney Island … [Read more...]