by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 26, 2010 | craft of writing, essays, memoir, poetry, reading, stories |
with new pages! #1: What’s in it for me? #2: What’s happening? #3: What’s in a cover? I’ve subscribed to One Story since 2004. Plus, I try to subscribe to 3-4 other literary journals. And I mix it up from year to year. If we don’t...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 24, 2010 | catching moments, my writing, shapes |
I’ve always wanted to like yoga. I tried Pilates–for two years. I wanted to be more connected to my body. Surely this would make me a better writer. Today I’m going to CORE, a studio in the recently renovated and very cool White Provisions Building...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 22, 2010 | Columbus GA, poetry |
Several years ago in a used bookstore in Columbus, Georgia, called “Beetlebinders” that now no longer exists, I found a very old book called Day Dreams. It took me a minute to figure out that the formless white shape on the cover was a genie being released...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 20, 2010 | catching moments, Columbus GA, poetry, the day, time |
I was in my study on the phone wishing my father a happy day when I glanced out the window to see what my father thought, from my description, was a hawk on the roof of the old swing set, and I called to my son, home from college, who came in and took this photo....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 16, 2010 | novels |
I’ve never read Ulysses. I’ve wanted to. There it is on my to-be-read shelf. But the time has just never been right. However, there’s nothing like a passionate Irish voice to spur me forward. In this case, that of Frank Delaney. He loves this book....
