by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 1, 2015 | 1 true thing, Writing by Writers |
In episode 19 of season 1 of The West Wing, now available on Netflix, the administration is accused of never taking a stand. The president is apparently afraid of pissing people off and thereby not being re-elected. But by the end of the episode, which first aired in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 1, 2015 | 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 JOSEPHINE HUMPHREYS. I’m on tour today. I’ll be open...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 31, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I got married and had kids because that was the next thing. I never thought about what that would be like. I never thought about not doing that. I never thought about alternative lives. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 30, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Probably my favorite purchase in the last decade, and I’ve worn them almost every day since I got them. Aside from walking shoes, they’re the only shoes I want to wear. These boots are me. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 29, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Last night I dreamed I was giving a reading from my published novel. I talked a bit about what I was going to read and then started in. At one point, I lost my place but found it and kept going. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 28, 2015 | 1 true thing, Writing by Writers |
Over the weekend, in our workshop, Steve Almond said, “Being nice doesn’t get you any closer to the truth.” Cal might disagree, but I think I’m generally nice. Ergo… Until Steve’s declaration, I hadn’t thought about how nice...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 27, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Here’s a weird thing. I had to get up at 3:40 PST Monday am. I was in the taxi by 4:00. And on the way to the airport I wrote a poem. I don’t write poems. Have only written four of my own free will until this one. I don’t mean only four good ones. I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 26, 2015 | 1 true thing, obsession |
Just look what I came home to! I am obsessed with the changing colors of fall leaves. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 26, 2015 | about the current writer, novels |
I have been looking into schedules. Even when we read physics, we inquire of each least particle, What then shall I do this morning? How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 25, 2015 | 1 true thing |
today I wrote a bad sex scene on purpose drove across the Golden Gate Bridge flew to LA took Uber for the first time (I know, where have I been) ate at Sugarfish with son #2 and his girlfriend saw Bridge of Spies with Martin Short (okay, not with with, but he was...
