Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake. ~E.L. Doctorow The stately clock has been with us for years. When we moved, we transported it as carefully as we had when we first brought it home, even […]
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Two years ago a friend emailed me a photo from her son’s cell phone the day after Kim Cornwall’s poem-sign, What Whales and Infants Know, was dedicated at Beluga Point. The photo, taken beside that wind- swept pullout along Turnagain Arm, is of a woman taking a photo of Kim’s newly installed poem. A moment
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It’s our pleasure to announce the Spring 2013 class schedule at 49 Writers, which we hope includes something of interest to everyone. This season our faculty includes popular writers from points north and south, whose experience as authors and educators brings breadth and depth to the lineup. The common theme that has emerged is our
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A few years ago, my book Cold surprised everyone (most of all me) by delivering a glancing blow to the bestseller list. Since then, I’ve been working on another book (with a rather obvious topic and title: Heat), but I’ve also been writing quirky travel pieces for the Wall Street Journal (of all places) and book reviews for the
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Do you have an impossible-to-wrap holiday gift stashed in your neighbor’s basement or your sock drawer? Do you have a stack of (boring) gift cards that you’d like to spruce up? Do you have someone on your gift list who wants and needs nothing but your sincere good wishes—and who is getting just that? Perfect!
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“In your writing, remember that the purpose of everything you’re doing is to bring about some kind of emotional reaction in your reader.” Christopher Vogler What draws us to literature? What makes writing worthwhile? The holiday season has answers. Yes, that holiday season, the one we love to hate. Whether you celebrate Channukah or Christmas
Author Monica Devine Your mother’s not coming. Jesus Christ, my child just died and I can’t be entertaining your mother. The weight and warmth of my blissful motherhood blood turned ice cold with the thought of her saying- it’ll be fine dear, in time –with her youthful 72 year old pink-lined lips and eyes all
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We asked, and you answered! Thank you for adding nominations to our search for our Best of 2012 Blogger. We’ve compiled a 10-person shortlist in the poll at right, adding two new nominees — Lizbeth Meredith and Don Rearden — to the list. (Don was tricky for us, because he can entertain us even when
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Sue Pope reads from her essay about birding in Bhutan Writers are made of stern stuff! Despite the frigid temperatures around town on Wednesday, a trusty band of students from this year’s workshops turned out to share their writing at our Indigo Tea Lounge gathering. We heard descriptions of the sensory pleasures of St. Thomas
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Looking for a well-trafficked online venue for your work? 49 Writers can help. If you’re an Alaskan, or you’ve written about Alaska, submit your creative work, or a portion of it, to Alaska Shorts. Here’s how it works: Entries must conform to our editorial policy. We publish poetry and prose. Either the author or the subject
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