Fiction Writer, Poet, Playwright, Educator, Memoir Writer and Literary Critic
As a former editor of Primavera, a literary journal, I understand how time-consuming it is to correspond with authors who submit manuscripts. I spent a lot of time writing detailed personal letters to authors before e-mail was widespread. I even…
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The modern world has many tensions and much violence. While Americans often can’t control fighting abroad, I hope that we can take steps to curb violence in our own country. Recently, gunmen have attacked many educational institutions and killed people….
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As a published writer of poetry and fiction and a college professor who has taught literature, creative writing, linguistics, and women’s studies at eight different colleges and universities, I am distressed that some people now denigrate the study of humanities…
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