Excerpted from Deep Water Blues 4 years ago Fred Waitzkin Writing and Poetry 0 ••• Up on the hill, in the clubhouse, the grand dinner is now winding down. Bobby’s guests are stuffed with tuna carpaccio and filet mignon. The...
A Conversation with Fred Waitzkin 4 years ago Laura Roosevelt Interview, Writing and Poetry 0 ••• Fred Waitzkin’s latest novel, Deep Water Blues, was released on May 28. Laura Roosevelt spoke with him about the book, his writing process, ...
Islanders Write Is Moving 4 years ago Kate Feiffer Islanders Write, Writing and Poetry 0 ••• The first nugget of good news is Islanders Write is moving to Featherstone Center for the Arts, where there is air conditioning. Over the pa...
“Steal This Country:” Alexandra Styron’s newest book for student activists 5 years ago Brittany Bowker Process, Writing and Poetry 0 ••• “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the...
In ‘Angela’s Mixtape,’ Eisa Davis steps into her name 5 years ago Gwyn McAllister Interview, Writing and Poetry 0 ••• “Just your average, everyday, macrobiotic, revolutionary, dancing family,” is how Eisa Davis jokingly describes the characters who populate ...
When Martha’s Vineyard Tried to Secede, and How That Worked Out 5 years ago Jack Fruchtman Features, Writing and Poetry 0 ••• Secession: Some work, most don’t For Americans, the most well-known, successful secession took place in 1776 when the Continental Congres...
Writing for Your Life: Why I Workshop 5 years ago Lara O'Brien Writing and Poetry 0 ••• I grew up in Ireland, where storytelling is second to breathing. It was the way the women told their stories on aisle 4 of the village super...
90 Is the New 65: Robert Brustein Isn’t Slowing Down 6 years ago Laura Roosevelt Writing and Poetry 0 ••• But he is annoyed that Donald Trump has taken over his creative life. With a long and illustrious career in theater and writing under his ...
The Storyteller’s Story 6 years ago Keya Guimarães Features, Interview, Quick Reads, Writing and Poetry 2 ••• For oral historian Linsey Lee, the tale is with the teller. Most of us collect stories, whether we realize it or not. We meet remarkable pe...
Les Woodcock, Sports Illustrated, and the Art of Sportswriting 7 years ago Frank Bergon Features, Writing and Poetry 3 ••• I have in my hands the first issue of Sports Illustrated, launched 62 years ago on August 16, 1954. The cover photo is titled “Night Basebal...