fiction
-
A month of flash fiction–#FlashFloodAprilj
Reading Amelia Gray’s flash fiction burst forth something new in me. It was the accessible kind of fiction that I needed then because it was something I could actually see myself writing. I find that there is something very bolstering about flash fiction. It comes together quickly and more organically and seems to require less… Continue reading
-
The Carrying-On: Continuing to create when you’re feeling silenced.
Another writer asked me the other day if “the misery of writing when the social fabric is unraveling” gets in the way of my creative process. He asked me this because I write things so imbedded in the current cultural climate. I was really struck by this question, mostly because I’ve never really considered my… Continue reading
-
The Virgin Suicides, the Male Gaze, and holding on to your problematic faves
I came across this great article last week, “Does The Virgin Suicides Hold Up 25 Years Later?” by Emily Temple on @Lithub’s twitter and it really made me think, even though I couldn’t really relate to the initial argument (The first line points out that the novel debuted 25 years ago. I also debuted 25… Continue reading
-
Don't fight the flow–The controllable factor of Writer's Block
You know those days that you feel like it takes a natural disaster, a magic potion, and a sacrifice to the gods to get any writing done? Here’s what I’ve learned about handling writer’s block. Continue reading
-
Skepticism in romantic literature (Why I'm over it and you should be, too)
I took a Shakespeare and Film class in college. We were studying Much Ado About Nothing (a personal fave) when a student asked how to know if a play is a tragedy or comedy. My professor gave a definition that blew my mind in it’s simplicity: Typically, a tragedy will end in a death and a comedy… Continue reading
tabithatypes 