Traveling Toward Publication

by Kristen Ringman From the moment I arrived on campus, I felt the magic of Goddard.  It wasn’t just the gorgeous woods fringing the campus.  It wasn’t the music building, where the students gathered every evening and often remained until morning.  It wasn’t Darla,...

Where writers are actually writing

reposted from Bhanu Kapil’s blog Dear Ryan, You taught on another coast, it’s true. We once shared a shower.  Well, you came downstairs and used the downstairs shower on the occasion we shared a dorm. Your brother showed up out of the blue, and we all...

Out of the Shadows: Join the Conversation

by Lizz Schumer Stephen Hawking once said, “Sometimes I wonder if I’m as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.” And it’s true that Hawking’s face is as recognizable as his science; as is Einstein’s, as is Ben Franklin’s. But would...

New Zealand Pleasures

by Nicola Morris I love small collections of books… a hotel shelf of books, a “free library” on the side of the street that has popped up with a tiny collection, some books left at the laundromat. Here in New Zealand I went off to the library to find...

Rebecca Brown: Mysterious

From Rebecca Brown…. So, 2015 is already getting busy. My next event will be a reading at the Search For Meaning Book Festival at Seattle U campus on Feb 28. My event is at the fabulous time for a literary event, 10 AM at Pigott auditorium The Book Festival is...