fiction with a dark edge
One of my most popular posts, to my surprise, was about my struggles with anxiety, in which I lowered my guard, just a little, around my private persona. This post is in that vein. So, if you're here for reading or writing insights, you can skip this one. But if you're interested in mental and... Continue Reading →
I don't really do New Year's resolutions. I've made my share of year-end commitments over the years (write more, connect with book clubs). Mostly, these commitments helped me pay attention to things I might otherwise have forgotten about in the swirl of daily life. This year, I am making a public commitment and inviting you... Continue Reading →
I began writing this post to explain why so much time elapses between my blog posts. I intended to say something about how my interior experience of time differs so radically from “objective” time. Wasn’t it only a few days ago that I wrote “A storyteller in search of a genre?” No, it was two... Continue Reading →
It's hard to clear the space in your brain to write when there are a thousand other things you ought to (you think) be doing. I have gotten much better in the rest of my life at focusing only on the task I am doing at this particular moment and leaving the rest outside my... Continue Reading →
AUDREY KALMAN 