Poems, stories, and reflections
On Writers & Writing
Do You Have Permission to Snap My Pic?
Why the blur? I did not have permission to take an identifiable photo of this delightful bartender. She was busy. So I decided to take her picture in fast-action form. (As a courtesy, I showed her the image after shooting it.) If posting a story with photos, I will contact the communications director to ask […]
MoreZinsser on Writing Memoir Well: “Think Small”
Since his death on May 12, William Zinsser dominates my thoughts. Reading his book On Writing Well transformed my writing in college. Later works continued to teach. Zinsser dropped many great lines. This one rings true as I draft slice-of-life pieces: “be yourself, speak freely, and think small.” It appeared in the essay “How to Write a Memoir” (The American Scholar, Spring […]
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