Archive for December, 2006
Deep Blue in the Land of the Ladies of the Round (actually rectangular) Table
By David Niall Wilson
A local reading group recently took up the challenge of my novel, Deep Blue. I had the distinct pleasure of being invited to the discussion session, and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to share that experience. I don’t have to tell most of you what a thrill it [...]
Notes from a Shameless Dabbler
by Guest Storyteller Jeff Osier
I used to think of myself as a writer. Never mind the details. Started when I was a little kid, went through a new phase every year (at least), started submitting stories to magazines in my mid-twenties, accumulated rejection slips, found some sympathetic editors in the small press, managed to get [...]
My Good Friend Rick Steinberg Mentioned…
by Dick Hill
I think my [...]
The Little Things
And then there’s that old adage about dealing with life’s pressures that goes, “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”
Yep, keeping your eye on the big picture is always vital. Getting bogged down in niggling details is a good way to send your blood pressure skyrocketing, particularly when, in the overall scheme of things, they’re inconsequential. I [...]
A Year In Review
At the very beginning of the year, I sat down to post a rant on my web site. Why I felt the need to do this is still something of a mystery. For my part, I’d much rather engage in polite, if energetic conversation, but no, no – the rant now appears to be one [...]
Who Will Tell the Children
By Janet Berliner
In November I promised more of STONES. Here it is. Happy Hannumas. –Janet
My half-brother, David, whom I have yet to meet in person, was for some years a member of Ha-Mosad le-Modi’in u-le-Tafkidim Meyuhadim, The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations better known as simply Mosad. Mosad is one of several [...]
Scribe Scrooge
Scribe Scrooge
When asked if the university stifles writers, Flannery O’Conner stated that the university unfortunately doesn’t stifle enough of them.
I paraphrase that quote from our dear friend Rick Steinberg, who has done more to encourage young writers than anyone else I know. Encourage them in the proper way, of course, which he does with great [...]
The Harris Syndrome
- Jeffrey Thomas
This blog entry comes from the Innocent Abroad. Well, at least that’s how I must have come across as I flew from Tokyo to Vietnam to spend Christmas with my wife’s family. As I sat crunched into my little airplane seat resting my eyes, my hands folded primly in my lap, someone (presumably [...]
I Shall Tell You A Great Secret
By
Richard Steinberg
“Every word written is a victory against death,” Michel Butor
Why do we fear it so?
What is it about that ending which casts such a shadow, which dominates our conscious or subconscious lives?
For my part, while not seeking it, I think I might welcome it. An end to the fight, to the struggle, to [...]
B & E Artists
By Jeff Mariotte
No, not Breaking and Entering. Beginnings and Endings. Since it’s the season of giving, I thought I’d give Storytellers Unplugged’s dear readers a gift and let them read something other than my standard yawp about how and why I do whatever it is that I do.
I write from four to six [...]
