by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jul 26, 2010 | reading |
When I last left you, I was on the floor with all my Ellen Gilchrist books surrounding me. I put the last one back on the shelf this morning. Well, that’s not exactly true. I kept two by my computer so I could write this post. I kind of knew what I wanted to...
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 | May 28, 2010 | craft of writing, reading |
On my second read of The Maytrees in four weeks, I’m slowly ingesting the writing. Here are six things I learned, or was reminded of, by reading Annie Dillard [spoiler alert]: 1) To add telling to showing with an unexpected sentence: “Their...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | May 22, 2010 | reading |
Well I’m going to momentarily halt my attempt to reduce the number of books in my to-be-read piles and reread The Maytrees. Because I want to, she sings from the rooftops. In the comments to my first post on the novel, I admitted that when I began reading it, I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 19, 2010 | accumulation, reading |
My husband said, “But why do you need the iPad?” “I don’t,” I said. But I love it. It’s so cool. It will replace the Kindle for me, I think. For one reason, the background is lit. So I don’t need a light. The pages turn with a...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 13, 2010 | reading, stories |
Last spring I was trying to find a way to thank readers who took the time to add to the conversation here. One Story, I thought. For one year, I would send the reader who posted the most comments for the month a one-year subscription to One Story, my favorite journal....
