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I watched this movie months ago, and for some reason, it’s hitting me this week. I don’t even remember it that well, other than to say it was about the breakup of a marriage, an affair, and suicide attempts. The one scene that sticks out for me is when Rachel Weisz is in the back…
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Every writer probably knows this already, but keeping a journal, diary, or just a notebook handy to jot down thoughts and impressions, pieces of dialogue overheard, etc., is an incredible tool. I found this old article from Psychology Today that states the case more profoundly in terms of maintaining creative flow.
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Here are the details for the next SSWW reading: The Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop Reading Series Mon Mar 4, 7:00PM BookCourt 163 Court Street, Brooklyn Host(s): Julia Fierro (SSWW) Appearing: Megan Abbott Julia Fierro Matthew Aaron Goodman Jessica Penner AND, catch Julia Fierro at BookCourt tonight, in conversation with Dina Nayeri.
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Nice piece by Bill Morris at The Millions about writers who’ve declared their retirements, stopped writing, then sort of kept writing, or really kept writing. I often think about not writing. Usually I tend to take weekends off, but even then, I sneak in a few words. Or I’m thinking about characters, so I’m writing…
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“Generally, people seem to get more conservative as they age, but in my case, I seem to have gotten more radical. Poetry must be capable of answering the challenge of apocalyptic times, even if this means sounding apocalyptic.” Read the full interview here.
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I just read this story this morning, and I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s about a white American living in Paris after WWII, who befriends a recently arrived black jazz musician and his wife and ultimately is rejected by both. Why? Well, that’s sort of the gray area, but it seems to be about…
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From their FB page: Join us on Monday, January 14th at BookCourt for readings & wine in celebration of these Sackett instructors & friends: Alex Gilvarry, Amelia Kahaney, Courtney Elizabeth Mauk & Leah Umansky. The event is free and one copy of each author’s books will be given away in a raffle. Sackett Street Writers’…
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It’s Led Zeppelin month, with them having gotten a Kennedy Center honor recently. I went on a major Zep kick yesterday for about an hour and a half, then stumbled on this list from Rolling Stone. How does “How Many More Times” not make the top 40? No one, as of yesterday, even mentioned it…
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Read “Inventory,” an excerpt from Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop founder Julia Fierro’s newly completed novel, The End of the World as We Know It, here in Guernica.
Joe Sullivan 