The National Writers Conference, Going to Prison, and more...
I spent two days this week working in prisons, running creative writing workshops for PeoplePlus.
On the first day I was in a men's open prison. Before we got into the
Le Grande Mystérieux - Chapter One
Overshadowing all else, though, were the wings that sprouted from its back. Nothing that Miss Fenwick had told me had conveyed the true horror of those membranous appendages, unfurled and poised ready to lift the cat into the air. Or to close around its prey.
The Birthday Party.
I've been reading Haruki Murakami and Chuck Palahniuk recently. And, on Chuck Palahniuk's recommendation, I've started reading Amy Hempel's short stories.
I feel a little