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Beginning IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS, by Tim O’Brien

The recommendation is six years old, from a print-out she took home with her during her 2012 residency in Hawthornden International Retreat for Writers. We six writers… Read more “Beginning IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS, by Tim O’Brien”

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 by anthropologist

What’s Available in The Only Bookstore in Redwood City, CA

Self is reviewing her reading list. Really, it’s become almost an obsession. She goes into the closest bookstore to her house, the Barnes & Noble in Sequoia… Read more “What’s Available in The Only Bookstore in Redwood City, CA”

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by anthropologist

Adding to the Reading List: A Process

Self is back home in Redwood City, California. About a mile from her house is a Barnes & Noble (in the Sequoia Station shopping center). She spent… Read more “Adding to the Reading List: A Process”

May 1, 2018May 2, 2018 by anthropologist

Four Weeks In Hawthornden, Scotland, June 2012

The benefactress Drue Heinz passed away recently, and there was outpouring of sadness from all Hawthornden alums. The impact she had on writers around the world was… Read more “Four Weeks In Hawthornden, Scotland, June 2012”

April 22, 2018April 26, 2018 by anthropologist

#amwriting: A Story Begun in Hawthornden

Just to show you how mind-numbingly slow her mind is, there are stories she’s begun five, even 10 years ago, whose words sit in her MacBook, languishing.… Read more “#amwriting: A Story Begun in Hawthornden”

July 24, 2017 by anthropologist

#amreading “Salt” from Joan McGavin’s PASSING ARCADIA CLOSE

Rivers fascinate self. Here’s a poem about rivers from Joan McGavin’s second collection, Passing Arcadia Close (Oversteps Books 2017). Self met Joan 2012, in Hawthornden. SALT by… Read more “#amreading “Salt” from Joan McGavin’s PASSING ARCADIA CLOSE”

May 22, 2017August 27, 2017 by anthropologist

Selfie! Sylvain Landry Year 2 Theme 1

Sylvain Landry’s blog is a meeting place for photographers. Self loves participating in his photo challenges. The first of his Year 2 photo challenges is: SELFIE. Self… Read more “Selfie! Sylvain Landry Year 2 Theme 1”

September 10, 2016September 12, 2016 by anthropologist

Ghosts, Spectres and What Not

From a WIP: Our village was visited regularly by ghosts. Of these, the most horrifying were the small ones, the children. They simply sat on smooth boulders… Read more “Ghosts, Spectres and What Not”

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 by anthropologist

Stories About Magic and Science Fiction

Why is self so attracted to stories about magic? Don’t really know. Self’s first experience with angst came from fairy tales. She fell in love with Hans… Read more “Stories About Magic and Science Fiction”

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 by anthropologist

From Des Dillon’s SCUNNERED

Des Dillon is a Scottish writer and a stand-up comic. Self picked up a copy of his book, Scunnered: Slices of Scottish Life in Seventeen Gallus Syllables,… Read more “From Des Dillon’s SCUNNERED”

December 24, 2014December 24, 2014 by anthropologist

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