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Readers ask: Should a writer travel?
Most questions about writing are loaded, and they require reading between very many lines. They usually are versions of these two questions: 1.) Will such and such make me a better writer? 2.) Will...
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Flooding damage
I had a clogged sewage pipe. The basement flooded, about five inches of water. All sorts of stuff needs to be discarded: rugs, mattresses, clothes. But there are two things that just ripped my heart to...
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The writer who doesn’t read books
I was at a book sale and signing event recently, sharing a table with another writer. The bookstore, located in a place with virtually no foot traffic, was near-empty, and the only people who came to...
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This is about a 24 minute video of me answering moderator Amy Danzer’s questions following my reading at The Looking Glass Bookstore in Oak Park, Illinois on February 18, 2016. Yes! That gorgeous...
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Synchronicity with Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
Note: I was asked by Mikhail Iossel to write this text. It ended up posted on his Facebook. Early this summer, I needed to ride a train and a bus across Chicagoland, a trip that would take a good hour...
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Help save Volumes Bookcafe
If you’re feeling generous, or you’re one of those actually benefiting from the pandemic, wondering how best to share your resources with those in need, I hope you’ll consider donating to Volumes...
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