by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 20, 2011 | catching moments, craft of writing, details, journeys, mfa |
Already the third of five has come and gone… Time’s a goon, right? Wednesday, December 29, 2010: As usual, the 3:oo general meeting kicks the residency off. At 3:15 we each meet with our class. This is my critical thesis semester–5000 words. (And the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 14, 2011 | catching moments, craft of writing, mfa |
Miciah Bay Gault, Managing Editor of Hunger Mountain, was inspired by a note George Saunders wrote on one of her stories to discover what was “unique and iconic” to her. In her engaging Editor’s Note to Hunger Mountain 15, she describes Ray...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 10, 2011 | craft of writing, essays, mfa, obsession, place |
Friday night I settled into my bed at The Whetstone Inn with the latest issue of Hunger Mountain. I wanted to read Robin MacArthur’s essay, “Abandoned Landscapes.” Robin lives in Marlboro only minutes from where I was at the moment. What fun to read...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 8, 2011 | journeys, mfa, the day |
So for the last ten days, I’ve been in Montpelier, Vermont, at my third residency at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. More about those ten days later. Yesterday evening around five, Jodi, Jenna, and I left Montpelier in the middle of a snow storm–the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 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 Jean Thompson: I get up when my dogs get up. I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 28, 2010 | first novels, my writing, reviews |
The Winter issue of Contrary is live, and there’s lots to celebrate. First, Writer’s Digest voted Contrary one of the 50 Best Online Literary Markets. Second, my story, “The Empty Armchair,” published in the Autumn 2009 issue, was one of the...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 23, 2010 | the day |
“It came without ribbons! It came without tags! It came without packages, boxes or bags!” “And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before!” “Maybe Christmas,” he...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 18, 2010 | memory, my writing, the day |
I’m approaching this post as I do my writing these days: without a plan in mind, I just sit down in front of the keyboard and continue. Taking a break from the Christmas list, I wonder whether to write about the holidays, which reminds me of the first line of a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 14, 2010 | accumulation, life, the day, time |
As a perfect follow-up to the photos I posted on Sunday, a friend gave me an early holiday gift today that now hangs on the door to my study: At this time of year, when the demands/desires of the holiday season are heaped on top of our already overflowing lives, all...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Dec 12, 2010 | accumulation, details, life, the day, time |
