December 27, 2013 0 Comments I’m feeling good about 2014. Perhaps finishing a major revision of your five-years-in-the-making...
May 26, 2013 2 Comments As I was packing our whole apartment to move from North Carolina back to California, I looked at...
Go On and Hate Me: The Remarkable Handling of Pity in Jean Rhys’ Voyage in the Dark February 11, 2013 2 Comments I have a craft essay on Jean Rhys’ “Voyage in the Dark” now up at Fiction...
Screaming Essays that Sing January 31, 2013 0 Comments I reviewed Elena Passarello’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” for the Rumpus...
Rounding the Bend January 20, 2013 0 Comments On New Year’s day here in Swannanoa, North Carolina, my husband Dave and I turned to each other...
Fiction Techniques for Literary Journalism December 6, 2012 0 Comments I had such an inspiring time at UC Berkeley’s “East Meets West” journalism...
Shannon Cain’s Addictive “Behaviors” January 5, 2012 0 Comments I reviewed Shannon Cain’s addictive story collection, “The Necessity of Certain...
Novelist Frederick Reiken on “Day for Night” July 11, 2011 0 Comments I interviewed the always mind-expanding novelist and teacher Frederick Reiken for The Rumpus...
Jo Ann Beard’s “In Zanesville” April 26, 2011 2 Comments I reviewed Jo Ann Beard’s long-awaited new novel over at The Rumpus: “Ten years ago...
Remembering Victor Martinez February 21, 2011 0 Comments Friday was an emotional day at the Grotto, as we received news that our friend and role model...
Class Note: Bluets February 21, 2011 0 Comments The latest edition of Grotto Class Notes is set to be emailed soon, with our Grotto...
Apollo’s Angels November 13, 2010 0 Comments I reviewed Jennifer Homans’ new history of ballet for the San Francisco Chronicle...
