by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 1, 2011 | 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 Robert Boyers: Do most people have typical days? I... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 28, 2011 | obsession, the day |
and I should turn off the light, but I wanted to share these photos from today: 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 26, 2011 | craft of writing, journeys, life, mfa |
I am at this minute high in the sky on my way to Vermont for my fourth residency, about to begin my last semester at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. How fast the time has gone. And I have loved every second of it–the residencies, the packets, the advisers, the... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 23, 2011 | novels, reading |
“When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 17, 2011 | craft of writing, essays, life, mfa, poetry, reviews, stories |
For the last couple of months at Hunger Mountain, Claire Guyton, former Art +Life editor, and I have been working together to expand that section of the journal into The Writing Life. Here’s what’s up and coming at THE WRITING LIFE: 1) ANOTHER LOOSE SALLY... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 8, 2011 | craft of writing, memoir |
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch. Wow. Some book. One reviewer admits to considering throwing it across the room. It’s a memoir, and the writing is uneven. But that fits the life it mirrors. Like the story out of which it grew, it’s About... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jun 1, 2011 | 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 Robin Oliveira: I have let myself sleep in past... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 30, 2011 | craft of writing, mfa, poetry |
In 1999, my first writing workshop: Napa Valley Writers’ Conference. Yes, in the Napa Valley. St. Helena. Mark Doty was there. David Lehman. Jane Hirshfield. Richard Bausch. (I always get him and his brother confused, never remembering which one it is I met.... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 24, 2011 | essays, stories |
If you haven’t visited the Harvard Book Store, take a minute and pop over there. Watch the shutters open and the store come to life. See what books fill their front windows. Click for a close-up; double click to look inside a book. With your mouse, you can zoom... 
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 18, 2011 | poetry, shapes, stories |
Inch. Do you know this tiny journal? I discovered it at AWP. Small. Gray. Thin. Tiny poems. Tiny fiction. A single issue costs $1. Bull City Press publishes 4 issues a year. Ross White is the Editor, and guess what? Robin Black is the Fiction Editor. I didn’t...