Think I struck a nerve?

Went out to see The Painted Veil, and came home to a nice surprise — it appears I’ve made WordPress’s fastest growing blogs list today. Seems like I might have struck a nerve with that post on creativity and anxiety!

Old photos tell a story

Our house is about 50 years old, located in pleasant Northside neighborhood that time forgot (and here’s hoping the amnesia lasts). When we moved in, my husband, a photographer, found a cache of negatives in the attic. He had them developed, and the results are charming. Click here to see the story, and while you’re [...]

Fun Home

I thought the graphic novel was passing me by. I was a big consumer of comic books and comic strips of all kinds as a child, but I felt this new genre was for a different generation. I couldn’t escape the fanfare for Fun Home, however, and when I realized the author was Alison Bechdel [...]

Mildred Pierce zine

Yesterday’s mail brought a much-anticipated issue of Mildred Pierce. A friend had alerted me that they are accepting submissions for issue 3, so I ordered issue 2 via Paypal to see what it was like. Impressive. Interviews, reviews, lit crit, fiction, art — 56 pages, and they are packed, baby. Order your copy here.

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