Category Archives: Travel
AWP and a Writer’s Packing List
I’m off to AWP in Chicago! This is my second AWP in five years; the first time I went was not too long after my stroke. I dragged my recovering brain to one panel a day and then slept the … Continue reading
pre-birthday thoughts on 2011 + novel lessons
It’s the day before my birthday, and the house is quiet right now. It is quiet, because the nighttime was busy–a sick wiener dog had us waking up every hour to tend to him/take him outside, which here means walking … Continue reading
Filed under Life, Novel, The Personal, Travel, Writing
Land’s End Great Gatsby Mansion: Last Moments
1. A Sands Point Gold Coast mansion known as Land’s End is being demolished this week. The house is also known as the inspiration for Daisy Buchanan’s mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald lived for a time … Continue reading
Filed under Life, New York City, The Personal, The World, Travel, Writing
