Category Archives: Personal Narrative
“Such Friends”: Maxwell Perkins and Ernest Hemingway
As with F. Scott Fitzgerald, his first major author, Scribner’s editor Maxwell Perkins [1884-1947] found [...]
Recreated People
Writers frequently chose to create stories that are inspired by or directly based on actual [...]
Filling in the Blanks
Silicon Valley obsesses over automation and efficiency. If you have the money, the tech industry [...]
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Nov
Nov
Exploring American Cities Through True Crime
America’s most notorious crimes tend to remain in the public memory not only for particular [...]
Author Evaleen Stein and her “Little House of Dreams”
I live across the street from the former home of early-twentieth century author, poet, and [...]
10
Oct
Oct
Writing Out the Bad Stuff
Last summer someone gutted my new bike. Both wheels and the seat, gone. They left [...]