“The twinkling of an eye will take as long as I say, and will, if I wish, divide into tiny eternities, full of bullets stopped in mid-flight. Not a thing will happen unless I say so.” Wislawa Szymborska (July 2,…Continue Reading →
Falling Women and Other Stories by Ellen Herbert published by Shelfstealers NOW ON SALE AT AMAZON
I love to read about World War II on the Channel Islands, the only English-speaking territory occupied by the Nazis. I got hooked on this setting in Tim Binder’s Sleeping With the Enemy. Proof I loved this book: I finished…Continue Reading →
I was looking for a Ukranian mate, a partner, someone who would stay with me, be my wife,” said American Cary Dolego to the Associated Press. “All the Slavic ladies in this part of the world are delightful.”
A new year calls for a time of assessment. I want to go beyond those silly 2011 Best and Worst lists and consider my 2011 reading. As I do, I resolve to keep track of the books I read in…Continue Reading →
Helpful, Harmful, or a Big Waste of Time? When I finished my MFA in 1992, I joined a critique group with some of my fellow MFA-ers. The night a chunk of my novel was to be critiqued and a group…Continue Reading →
