I just found out that my story “Milk” is up at 100 Word Story. Here’s the beginning. Trust me, it’s very short and readable because, you know, 100 words and all): Milk In the beginning, I cried for it. Yet each night after dark, I threw up that sour formula, that fake milk warmed in glass… Read More New work up at 100 Word Story
I finished Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen last night and it brought back so many memories. Because, you see, when I was a teenager I was also locked up in the loony bin. And as Kaysen so refreshingly asserts, being in a crazy environment can make you question your sanity. It’s much like the chicken and… Read More Girl, Interrupted: A review from a writer who has also been in the loony bin
My reading challenge is going so swimmingly well that I’ve decided to burden myself with a second task-a submission challenge. Because, face it, I’m not going to get my work published unless I put on my big-girl pants, buckle down and face the daunting reality of multiple rejections hitting my email box on multiple days.… Read More Submission challenge, and a new editing service
What a rush: From Alaska and the mountains to Tucson and the desert to Philadelphia and big-city life. Oddly, I’m enjoying it here, even though I am not a city person. Still, it’s different, it’s exotic, and running along the river the other evening and seeing the city skyline reflected with the pink hues of… Read More Almost Wordless Wednesday: Scenes from Philly
I just finished reading Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. It’s part of a trilogy (Linger and Forever). I found it in the For Sale shelf at the Himmel Park Library in Tucson, and when I opened the cover, the voice immediately hooked me. And so I bought it. I’m still not sure how I feel about the… Read More A book review: Shiver (I enjoyed it, most of the time)
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I’ve never been that type of person. This year, instead, I challenged myself to a few goals. The first is to read 65 books. At the time, it seemed a reasonable goal. I love to read, and I read as much as I can. So really, how hard could it… Read More My reading challenge
I was feeling so heady last night. I stayed up until 4 a.m., writing like mad, and it was one of those times when everything flowed, when words dropped like fruit from my fingertips. I was so happy that I got up and danced around the room a couple of times (humming bad songs from… Read More Two fer Tuesday (or, more rejections, sigh, sigh)
I came down to Tucson not just to enjoy the sunshine or run the trails, though I admit that I love the sunshine and love running desert trails. I came down to finish the memoir of my sister, who died almost fifteen years ago from complications of an eating disorder. I began the memoir shortly… Read More Saying goodbye to my sister (and Eva, too)
Happy weekend to everyone. It’s been raining here in Tucson, and yesterday it rained so hard it reminded me of living in Seward, Alaska, where the rain falls thick and hard and relentless, and everything is green, green, green. Surprisingly, here in the desert there is also green, especially the Palo Verde trees swaying in… Read More Book reviews: Town Father and The Foretelling (two fer one!)
Cinthia Ritchie 