Lovers of the written word: The late Mary Oliver's poetry is both brilliant, down to earth, and so often quoted. I've seen literary scarves with text from Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, the Raven, and even Maya Angelou's poetry, but I haven't found anything with Mary Oliver's. My solution: hand letter a literary scarf myself. I used a yellow and white infinity scarf from a local … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Kathie Giorgio
What: I'm a writer and I have been for my entire life. I create short stories, novels, poetry, and essays. No matter what I'm writing, I tend to focus on social issues, often touching on subjects that need light and understanding shed on them. I also focus on the language, making sure my prose and poetry both are lyrical, sounding beautiful, even if they are about dark subjects. I create … [Read more...]
WWII via letters between two brothers
"I see quite a lot of these collections - but this one stands out." ~Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation Letters Lost Then Found At the Scriptorium BookFest, I had the pleasure of sharing a table with author and graphic artist Amy L. Johnson. Her book, Letters Lost Then Found, is a memoir containing the letters between her grandfather, William, and his younger brother Fred, penned during … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Jean Alicia Elster
What: As a professional writer, I have produced works in multiple genres: I have edited and ghostwritten several nonfiction books. Also, my memoir-based essays have appeared in national publications including Ms., World Vision, Black Child, and Christian Science Sentinel magazines. However, even in the midst of those projects, my primary focus has remained writing … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Mary Jo Firth Gillett
What: Since the earliest days, I’ve been drawn to language, the sound of consonant, vowel, syllable. My parents made a recording of me at three reciting nursery rhyme after nursery rhyme in an impossibly high, piping, precocious little voice. Later I became thrilled with the sense of “knowing” something of an author and another time from the writing. Even so, it seems too great a … [Read more...]
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