Having been asked to share the story of my writing life, I should start off... read more
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Note from Allyson: Six years ago I had the good fortune to be assigned by Penguin to copy-edit what sounded like an intriguing manuscript by Blanche Howard and her daughter Allison:... read more
Driftwood Fire, Chile (2012) is a collection of creative memoir, essays, short stories, and poems by Taeko Kushiro. She is a member of Santiago Writers, a writing group established by two... read more
Guest Post by Dace Mara Zacs In response to my question, author and speaker Antanas Sileika asked for a show of hands for the last book anyone had read. The... read more
Years later, I couldn't wait to read the trilogy to my own boys, and when I did, they enjoyed them too -- not least, I suspect, because of my enthusiasm... read more
Guest post by Kyo Maclear I thought … last night, something very profound about the synthesis of my being: how only writing composes it: how nothing makes a whole unless... read more