by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Apr 27, 2009 | life, time |
The Russian Doll Aspect of Life: I am the same person who liked to play with Troll Dolls in third grade, tried out for cheer leading in ninth, worked as a waitress in college, lived in France, and practiced law. All of these “me’s” are difficult for...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 30, 2009 | Pam Houston, time |
A second works fine for me as a second. A minute works as a minute. After all, they’re so short, what should we expect. And a day works as a day. Long enough. At the end of one, I’m ready for it to be winding down. But an hour, that’s where it...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Jan 22, 2009 | craft of writing, Dani Shapiro, reviews, time |
Starting with the prologue, in which the narrator calls on the spirit of Vladimir Nabokov, time is everywhere present in Dani Shapiro’s Fugitive Blue. I read the novel in January of last year so time is playing with me and my memory as well. “Nabokov did...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Nov 2, 2008 | time |
“Here she is with another hour before her.” The Hours, Michael Cunningham One of the reasons I love reading this novel is the way the author intertwines the lives of the three women with recurring words and images–steps forward, cold water, failure,...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 7, 2008 | life, time |
On NPR, on September 20th, I heard David Sedaris say that he was no different than anyone else except that he kept a notebook in his pocket. He noticed and he recorded. In the May 8, 2006 issue of the New Yorker, he wrote: “For the past ten years or so, I’ve...
