by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 10, 2015 | 1 true thing |
So this is a stretch. I just got back to the hotel room, and I have only twenty minutes until midnight. For now: I enjoyed talking to a lot of people today, both at a cocktail party and at dinner. It was fun. That is unusual. More about all of it in the next day or...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 9, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I know it’s only been two nights that I’ve been here in Minneapolis and written posts after I’m in for the evening, but already picking up my computer at the end of the day feels kind of like goodnight john boy, goodnight mary ellen. Do you know what...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 8, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m in Minneapolis for AWP–the annual conference for writers, teachers, students, editors, publishers. 12,000 of us. It’s all of 8:00 pm and yes, I have retreated to my hotel room. I love seeing friends from workshops and from VCFA and writers...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 7, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m not a happy sharer. Not only of my thoughts and feelings but also of my things. I know it’s good to share, and I share. I just don’t like it. I like having my own stuff. Like my own computer that no one messes with. So instead of selling my old...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 6, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I don’t like clothes shopping. I’m good for an hour at most. After that I start getting nervous. But I’m sick of the clothes in my closet. And what has been happening the last few years: I like something in a store and buy it, but I don’t like...
