Writer. True stories.
Memphis, TN
Joined May 2015
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How I love an Art Nouveau entrance. One day, I’d like to write a book with an opening paragraph that feels like this…
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Omg, this Anne Lamott...
ALT “You just have to keep getting out of your own way so that whatever it is that wants to be written can use you to write it.” — Anne Lamott
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WATCH: “Tennessee teachers, you know why I’m in my classroom on a Saturday — TN passed a law, my kids are asking if they can read books and I’m having to say NO until I catalogue everything and get it all approved.”😳
Underappreciated. Underpaid. Untrusted. #GOPTeacherShortage
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Stephen King is testifying now in DOJ's antitrust case against Penguin/Simon & Schuster. Laughter in the courtroom as DOJ attorney asks King to state his occupation.
"My name is Stephen King. I’m a freelance writer."
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We’re open for essay submissions at @The_Rumpus through July 31. therumpus.submittable.com/su… If you’re wondering what our editors look for in essay submissions, here’s a thread of our favorite #RumpusEssays:
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Literary writers must work hard to sustain reader interest through a quieter plot. Commercial writing is often more interestingly plotted—but commercial writers must still show quality writing sentence by sentence.
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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens bit.ly/3wP19zR
Moving from years of short form back to long makes me realize how tight my prose has gotten. All those articles are like Kegels. #amwriting #WritingCommunity
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“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.”
Vincent Van Gogh (b. 30 March 1853)
I just saw this piece and the story it told in image. Why take it down?? Art provoked emotion. That’s the point.
The Libby app is the best thing for laundry. Put in my library card number and BAM! Mindless housework gets done while I’m transported into other people’s worlds. #amreading #amfolding
I just wrote a 400 word advertorial on a new approach to knee replacements. If my grandma didn’t already have new knees, this would convince her.
