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I see dead fonts
I see dead fonts
It’s one of my quirks. I also didn’t get the ending of The Sixth Sense until I worked backwards with all the red clues in place. In…
amy cipolla barnes
Apr 27
Until August, Countries of Origin and the Passengers of the Time Train
Until August, Countries of Origin and the Passengers of the Time Train
Literary novels are refugees of a time in the past, escaping to the future to tell forgotten and forgiven stories; to tell the realities of…
Mandira Pattnaik
Apr 23
Liar, Betrayer — You, a Writer?
Liar, Betrayer — You, a Writer?
Lost on Me, written by Italian writer, translator and screenwriter, Veronica Raimo, longlisted in The International Booker Prize 2024…
Mandira Pattnaik
Mar 22
Alone and Lonely — Missing Books at Literary Festivals
Alone and Lonely — Missing Books at Literary Festivals
When the New Delhi World Book Fair 2024 ceded space to participating countries to showcase tourism and heritage and promote higher…
Mandira Pattnaik
Feb 27
Last Year, Last January
Last Year, Last January
Last year, last January — I wrote a column called “How Does a Writer Practice?” in which I tossed and turned over not knowing how to…
Joelworfordwrites
Jan 31
Escape To and From AWP
Escape To and From AWP
amy cipolla barnes
Jan 30
Cultivating Curiosity: Research in Fiction Writing
Cultivating Curiosity: Research in Fiction Writing
Currently fascinated about Japanese culture after watching a series of travel videos, I have been reading up about food (onigiri, udon…
Mandira Pattnaik
Jan 23
Writing Out 2023
Writing Out 2023
I’ve struggled to find words in 2023. Full stop. The words stopped.
amy cipolla barnes
Dec 31, 2023
Five Handy R’s About Writing for Literary Magazine Publication in 2024
Five Handy R’s About Writing for Literary Magazine Publication in 2024
READ: If you haven’t heard it enough, here’s reiterating it one more time. READ. Publications that you’re fond of, publish what you love to…
Mandira Pattnaik
Dec 30, 2023
Writing vs. Activism
Writing vs. Activism
Frankly, in a world so fragmented and opinionated (thanks to social media), it is difficult to say where writing ends and activism begins…
Mandira Pattnaik
Dec 16, 2023
Don’t Self Reject
Don’t Self Reject
Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash
Mandira Pattnaik
Oct 17, 2023
An Early Sketch of Literary Novelty
An Early Sketch of Literary Novelty
A preliminary appraisal of contemporary fiction chosen for big honors
Mandira Pattnaik
Oct 6, 2023
Late, Later, Latest — The Story of a Writing Life
Late, Later, Latest — The Story of a Writing Life
At 25, when her novel was still in progress, the writer typing away, briefly raising her head above the computer screen to gaze beyond the…
Mandira Pattnaik
Sep 15, 2023
Best and Worst Decisions I’ve Made as a Professional Musician
Best and Worst Decisions I’ve Made as a Professional Musician
At the end of last month, I moved to Iowa City to attend the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. That move marked the end of what I consider to be the…
Joelworfordwrites
Sep 2, 2023
Gone Bookin’
Gone Bookin’
I’ve been told there are two best days of owning a boat: the day you buy it and the day you sell it. I think this may also apply to writing…
amy cipolla barnes
Sep 1, 2023
Dispatch from the Center of the Universe
Dispatch from the Center of the Universe
Recently, I went to an automobile workshop for the first time. I don’t drive and the family car and its upkeep and repair are my husband’s…
Mandira Pattnaik
Aug 10, 2023
Overall: Taylor Swift
Overall: Taylor Swift
This month I listened to all of Taylor Swift’s studio albums. I went chronologically from Taylor Swift to Midnights, sharing thoughts on…
Joelworfordwrites
Jun 30, 2023
Taylormade
Taylormade
Imagine you won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and, after all the brouhaha, you realize you don’t really want it. Imagine you were chosen…
Mandira Pattnaik
Jun 29, 2023
Backing Myself
Backing Myself
Photo by Lucaxx Freire on Unsplash
Mandira Pattnaik
Jun 14, 2023
Lift Your Voice
Lift Your Voice
I started learning to sing when I was eighteen. Some people realize in their early adulthood that they have a vocal talent that is worth…
Joelworfordwrites
May 26, 2023
Notes on Smart Fiction
Notes on Smart Fiction
In the final ninety seconds after being beheaded by her husband in 1838, Ta Chin thinks “…but I press my feet side by side and wiggle my…
Mandira Pattnaik
May 6, 2023
Yip, Yip, Hooray
Yip, Yip, Hooray
As a tennis player, I’ve struggled with the yips since I was fourteen. For those unfamiliar (God bless you, I envy): the yips are when your…
Joelworfordwrites
Apr 26, 2023
Understanding Nonfiction versus Fiction
Understanding Nonfiction versus Fiction
Recently I faced two interviews. I say ‘faced’ because I dread them. I’m terribly shy and the same words that flow when I write are tied…
Mandira Pattnaik
Apr 18, 2023
How I Read
How I Read
I read about forty books a year, and of those forty, around thirty are new encounters. The other ten are more or less the same ten. Open by…
Joelworfordwrites
Mar 23, 2023
Not Me Offering Advice on Writer’s Block
Not Me Offering Advice on Writer’s Block
Writers are at a Summer Retreat. Another group is at a writing workshop where the main aim is to read and share drafts, and offer and…
Mandira Pattnaik
Mar 17, 2023
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