Hungarian cursing:
My friend and fellow poet Olga Klekner taught me about Hungarian cursing when I was writing In the Context of Love. As the Hungarian heartthrob Joe tells young Angelica about his … Continue reading >>
What?
“What is it you want out of all of this?”
This was my husband’s plaintive and exasperated question regarding my continuing to write fiction. He was in pain. A short story of mine or a book … Continue reading >>
The questions that some people think are okay to ask of authors is astounding!
How many?
How many books have you sold?
It's a surprisingly common question authors get asked. Sometimes it's from … Continue reading >>
I was so excited - I hadn’t seen the Listen To Your Mother producers Angela Smith Youngblood and Angela Amman since my audition several months ago. The Angelas, as they like to call themselves, filled … Continue reading >>
Civil disobedience:
How far does civil disobedience need to go before it makes a difference in the world, and at what personal cost?
Ellen Meeropol's latest novel, A Kinship of Clover, revolves … Continue reading >>
A Word Virtuoso:
Excitement practically made my fingers tremble as I leafed through Erica Jong's first poetry book, Fruits and Vegetables, in the public library in the early 80s. As I remember, the … Continue reading >>