by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 1, 2012 | How We Spend Our Days |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, Catching Days hosts a guest writer in the series, “How We Spend Our Days.” Today, please welcome writer Cheryl Strayed: There are some things I miss even...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 28, 2011 | journeys, mfa |
All my bags are packed I’m ready to go!
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 22, 2011 | details, memory, the day |
If you can find twenty minutes, you can listen to Dylan Thomas’ story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” read by the author–courtesy of NPR. The written story is also available online. Thomas grounds the story of this long-ago Christmas in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 17, 2011 | novels, obsession, reading, stories |
My writing group just finished reading Colm Toibin’s collection, The Empty Family. Although some people in the group loved it, I didn’t. I’ve started giving away the books I know I won’t read again, and this one will be sent on its...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 9, 2011 | catching moments, Columbus GA, poetry |
A week ago, I was so struck, as I came up over a hill, to actually be able to see the end of the storm–see it in the sky. At its source. Rather than notice the rain had stopped or it was getting lighter outside. Sometimes it’s easy to see the endings of...
