I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the title of this blog, Between. How apt this word is to describe what’s missing in most discussions about anything of relevance. How appropriate this word is to explain what I’m most interested in exploring through my writing. I’ve been noticing how often my own views fall somewhere … Continue reading In the Gooey Center
In 2012, I resolve to read at least one book a week and to post my thoughts on the books I read here each Monday. I don't remember what led me to add Anne Carson's book to my "to-read" list. I'm sure it had something to do with the mixture of genres in this "fictional … Continue reading Book a Week: The Beauty of the Husband, by Anne Carson
Warning: What follows is esoteric as hell. Googling the term "responsibility of an artist" returns over sixty million results. A quick scan through just the first few pages of these finds more than a dozen peer-reviewed, academic essays with similar titles. Seems I'm not the first to ponder the question. I may as well ask, … Continue reading An Artist’s Responsibility (One More for the Jumble)
I've been thinking a lot about platform. We writers are told all the time that we need to build a platform, literally the soapbox we plan to stand on to grab the attention of readers. Platform comes naturally to nonfiction writers. They're writing in the first place to communicate a particular idea or philosopy, or … Continue reading A Life’s Work
