by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Sep 1, 2009 | Dani Shapiro, 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 DANI SHAPIRO: I awake as I...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Mar 22, 2009 | catching moments, Dani Shapiro, journeys, place |
“Travel brings out my need for order.” Picturing the Wreck by Dani Shapiro Boarding passes, passports, confirmations. Scarves, coats, coffees, carry-ons. Phones, laptops, ipods, kindles. Chargers, adapters, converters. And then there are the liquids...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 30, 2008 | craft of writing, Dani Shapiro, details |
Dani Shapiro is one of my all-time favorite writers. She knows how to tell a story–how to slowly release details in order to build tension and lure the reader forward. The first book of hers I read was Family History, published in 2003, but which I did not...
