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This September, I have a goal of submitting a few essays to at least twenty different publications. I really want to create writing and publishing momentum before I find myself buried under grading dozens of papers because I teach five writing classes. I’m calling this publication push the Super! September! Sendout! If you want to…
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Originally posted on BAD MOUTH / words & art & music: Bad Mouth Interview with Mark Sundeen by Jennifer Schaller The next installment of the Bad Mouth Reading Series features a superb line-up of writers and music, featuring Joan Ryan, Leslie Ullman, Mark Sundeen, and music by the enchanting Anna Mall. To gear up for…
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The picture above, Charity, by French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau, illustrates what it means for me to be a mom, teacher, and writer. I have all these little creatures I help sustain: not just my children or my family, but also my creative self. To play these different roles, I have to nurture my creativity. Passion and…
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Thus far in my writing career, I have gathered lots of wisdom. For example, a writer is a person who writes. You’re welcome. That pearl was free. Here’s another: a successful writer is a person whose writing is read. Basic, simple things. Now that I have this knowledge, the question remains: how do I become…
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Memoir dialogue, to me, is three sins in one: The writer not only lies about what is said but also provides the exact words for that lie and then writes down whatever is accounted as gospel truth. —Daniel Nester When I first started graduate school years ago, I instinctively used dialogue during crisis points in…
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We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. —Pablo Picasso The above image Still Life with Compote and Glass, a painting by Pablo Picasso, coupled with the quote above, help me think about the relationship between the art of memoir and truth. What is a painting…
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