by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 24, 2012 | details, journeys, place, provincetown |
I left my house in Columbus, Georgia at 5:15 am and arrived at the Days’ Cottages at 12:15–7 hours door to door. I flew into Boston, a rented convertible waiting for me, but the forecast was for wind, rain, and cold–all six days. And it was pouring...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 21, 2012 | novels, reading |
I bought May Sarton’s THE EDUCATION OF HARRIET HATFIELD at Black Sheep Books in Montpelier, VT. I chose this book because I love May Sarton’s writing but had never read any of her fiction. Writing this post, I discovered that this volunteer-run community...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 18, 2012 | catching moments, provincetown |
I don’t keep (as in maintain) a journal. I do have a journal–actually I have lots of gorgeous journals (all blank)–but I do keep (as in hold in a given place) a journal in my purse and occasionally I write things in it. What I find that I do more...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 13, 2012 | catching moments, place, the day |
For the last three weeks, I’ve been traveling…
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 8, 2012 | about the current writer |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, a guest writer shares how he or she spends the day. July 1, 2012: Michael Martone I met Michael at AWP this year. I had read his fiction and nonfiction in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 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 Sybil Baker: Spring semester has ended, and my...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 25, 2012 | reading |
I am reading again, really reading–as in one book after the other. Novels that have been waiting in my stack for years. And I am creating spaces in my tower of books. If you read my last post, you know that I am discarding as well. I believe I tossed two books...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 15, 2012 | craft of writing, reading |
I am reading, reading, reading. Finished a book last night and, with no had-to-reads awaiting, I chose four, thick paperbacks (all given to me by friends) from my to-be-read stack. Two I discarded easily based on subject matter–generally not interested in novels...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 11, 2012 | life |
Fourteen writers respond in a collection of nine interlocking essays, meditations, and lists, all framed by excerpts from an interview with Michael Martone, and all aimed at pulling the curtain back, just a little, on that most important character we craft: The...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 8, 2012 | about the current writer |
Annie Dillard wrote, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” On the first of each month, a guest writer shares how he or she spends the day. June 1, 2012: Sybil Baker I met Sybil at AWP this year at the Vermont College of Fine Arts party. I had...
