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memory. noun. a device or a component of a device in which information especially for a computer can be inserted and stored and from which it may be extracted when wanted (Merriam-Webster Online). i am a device. a machine. i store memory. extract only what is absolutely necessary. i avoid memory. memory avoids me. an … Read more

what a year for the short story. in Canada, Alice Munro wins a Nobel Prize for a lifetime of short story magic, then Lynn Coady wins the Giller Prize for HELL GOING, a book of shorts. further afield in the commonwealth (England), American Claire Vaye Watkins won the Dylan Thomas award with her collection BATTLEBORN, … Read more

Abandon the idea that you are ever going to finish. Lose track of the 400 pages and write just one page for each day, it helps. Then when it gets finished, you are always surprised. Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper. Never correct or rewrite until the … Read more

THE GREAT GATSBY. what an iconic piece of writing. i’m re-reading and enjoying the text for the ? time. what i’m noticing? attention to the senses.  here’s a selection: We walked through a high hallway into a bright rosy-colored space, fragilely bound into the house by French windows at either end.  The windows were ajar … Read more