[Photo: At EBWW conference, Suzette with Gina Barreca, author and professor of English and Feminist Theory at the University of Connecticut. Suzette is wearing the “tribal mask” for loud, smart, funny women. Thanks for the gift, Gina!) A smart, competent female writer stood up to share her thoughts. “I’m sorry to take up the time…I’m […]
This spirituality column was published in 2008 in The Patriot Ledger, but it remains one of my favorites. In public schools, the Bible has been thrown out with the bath water. Down the drain has gone its rich literary influence. Younger people often draw a blank at Old Testament or gospel references. Recently, I talked […]
“So how did the July 18 Escape to the Cape Writing Workshop go?” Unexpected. Magical. Revealing. All elements yearned for by a writer. (I breathed a sigh of relief.) I’ll do it again on August 22. (See link at the end). When hypnotic recall exercises are used for writing, surprising paths beckon. On July 18, […]
Unicorn sighting: Imagine a former member of the U. S. House of Representatives who embraces the Fourth Estate and finds journalists vital. Below is the kind of no-nonsense, straight talk from Lee Hamilton who now serves as Director of the Center on Congress at Indiana University. His talk was aimed at columnists who attended the […]
Life is an unexpected ride. I’m a columnist who presents writing workshops, maybe the occasional keynote. But standup comedy? Terrifying! I am not that gal. Or am I? On a lark I did a Story Slam recently. The theme was “Believe it or Not” and in the five minutes allowed, I shared a funny version […]