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Re: Interview with Naomi Shihab Nye

Lily — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:06:45 -0000

I would take you much more seriously if you used proper grammar there... Never mind, I wouldn't, because her writing happens to be good.

Re: She Loved Another

Taylor Eaton — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:24:06 -0000

I loved this one! The whole feel of it is great.

Re: The Day My Father Learns He Is Losing His Mind

Deborah Jiang Stein — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:43:00 -0000

Thanks for reading, Jay.

Re: Low Pleasures

Richard Luck — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:31 -0000

Wonderful, wonderful, wonder-fucking-ful !!

Re: River Rappahannock

Stephanie Miller — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:11:21 -0000

Stunning.

Re: River Rappahannock

Gin Campbell — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:30:26 -0000

Makes a person ponder!

Re: Milkshake And Fries

Vin Chauhun — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:52:25 -0000

Excellent story, draws you in....I certainly wouldn't want to be 86'd

Re: Charles Baxter

DeWitt Henry — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:52:05 -0000

There have been a good many interviews with Baxter over the years that have focussed on the themes and craft of his fiction. It is good to hear his dour 2013 perspectives, and his responses here to questions about memoir, editing, and film. I love the connection between our interests in memoir and Altzeimers coinciding. You do a real service in highlighting Baxter's breadth as a personality and a person of letters. The only question I might have added would be about his Presbyterian background; and whether it suggests his difference in vision from say Jewish or Catholic writers as they write about our culture?

Re: Lament of the Compulsive Voyeur

Nivedita N — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:42:06 -0000

Totallly loved it!
Thank you for sharing

Re: Urges

josephbean@clearwire.net — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:36:01 -0000

Too good. How did that much life get in so few words?

Re: Charles Salzberg

J. Conrad Guest — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:53:02 -0000

Don't ever become a mercenary, Charles, you're much too good a writer to sell out your craft to write formula for the general beer-swilling public.

Re: The AWP and Me

Gloria Mindock — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:06:05 -0000

Great to read this. Liked what you shared. I will be at the tribute on DeWitt Henry. Hope you, Susan Tepper, Bill Yarrow and I can go to lunch again. It was so nice last year. See ya in a few days!

Re: The AWP and Me

Nick Ripatrazone — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:29:45 -0000

A great retrospective. Thanks for sharing this!

Re: The AWP and Me

Marjorie Altman Tesser — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:24:30 -0000

I enjoyed your panel last year. Will try to get to this one if I can escape-- I have a
book table for The Mom Egg for the first time! And your interviews are awesome.

Re: Lee Martin

suesilverman@charter.net — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:59:22 -0000

Wonderful interview, wonderful writer! Thanks so much, Lee and Derek.

Re: Lee Martin

DeWitt Henry — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 09:11:54 -0000

Athough I follow Lee Martin as a facebook friend, I am glad to learn about the trajectory of his life, work, and career, and am eager to catch up, starting with SUCH A LIFE.

Re: The AWP and Me

Ann — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:11:52 -0000

This is lovely, Derek. It was because of AWP and New York that I met you, and subsequently Robert Dana. Getting to know him, even for such a small amount of time, was a delight.

Re: The AWP and Me

Thomas E. Kennedy — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:03:19 -0000

Derek -- Alas I cannot be present, but I will be thinking of you and DeWitt on Thursday, March 7th, at 4.30 p.m. and will be raising a glass to both of you -- to all of you! Great good wishes, Tom.

Re: Eve Bridburg

Kirsten Clodfelter — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:54:48 -0000

I love her heart for community building, what a pleasure to read this. Thanks for another stellar interview, Derek!

Re: Urges

Nikki — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:09:06 -0000

Micro @ itz finest!

Re: Susan Tepper

Bonnie ZoBell — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:24:12 -0000

What a wonderful interview, Derek and Susan. Such an interesting life. All writers should be so lucky to have all this material to work with. I feel like I know you ten times better after reading this, Susan. Thank you!

Re: Susan Tepper

William Doreski — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:14:09 -0000

Very good interview. I appreciate a writer who lets deer creep into all of her stories.

Re: Susan Tepper

Juniper Rue — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:34:14 -0000

Life really took you on a wild ride. But you needed all that to tell your prolific stories full of characters you would hope to meet. I'm glad I met you. May you never run out
of the inspiration that drives you to be who you are as a writer and a being living
life to the fullest.

Re: Who Knows?

Bruce Holbert — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:24:01 -0000

15 minutes is never enough, is it?

Re: Susan Tepper

Alex M. Pruteanu — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:37:37 -0000

Wonderful interview; wonderful, rich life.