fiction with a dark edge
Everywhere you turn this time of year you find a top this-or-that list: books, movies, political disasters. I wasn't thinking about lists or the new year when I sat down a few days ago for my morning writing session. What emerged was a contemplation, in the form of a list, of why I pursue the... Continue Reading →
The human mind is one of the few places where two opposing things can be true at the same time. The tension between opposites gives rise to what's exciting about life. Control – Surrender Momentum – Stasis Intellect – Heart Masculine – Feminine Strength – Flexibility Communal – Individual Gravity – Laughter Life – Death... Continue Reading →
Last week, my usually sedate monthly critique group erupted in a lively debate. We're a diverse bunch, consisting of non-fiction writers pursuing memoir and personal essay, as well writers in various fiction genres: chick-lit, mystery, young-adult fantasy, historical, and literary (me). We seem like a gaggle of odd geese but I have come to really... Continue Reading →
(I'm using "meta" here as described in Wikipedia: "In epistemology, the prefix meta- is used to mean about (its own category). For example, metadata are data about data (who has produced them, when, what format the data are in and so on)... metaemotion in psychology means an individual's emotion about his/her own basic emotion, or... Continue Reading →
Those of you who pay attention to such things may have noticed a radical slowing in my rate of posting. It's my son's fault. He has infected me. With laziness. Next week, he starts school. (I know, it's a cruel time to begin.) Over the last month, he has practiced the art of going to... Continue Reading →
AUDREY KALMAN 