Monday, August 29, 2016

Writers [on Writing]: Carol Shields

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The imaginative side of fiction writing is always hard to describe to non writers, those tunnels in the unconscious, those flitting respons...
Saturday, July 30, 2016

Writers [on Writing]: William Saroyan

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My uncle, Terry Pitsikas, introduced me to the Armenian-American writer, William Saroyan, back when I was in high school. His work still res...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Latest Read: East of Eden and Latest Story

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Latest Read and Latest Publication   Latest Read : East of Eden by John Steinbeck. An utterly intoxicating melodrama, which explores Am...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Celebrating Australian Short Spec Fic at Swancon; and Bloodlines ed. Amanda Pillar wins an Aurealis Award

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  Australian short spec-fic panel: a celebration Where : Swan Con Panel at the Pan Pacific Hotel When:   8:30 - 9:30 Easter Sunday P...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Awards and Reads and Releases

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 Congrats to All: Aurealis Awards and Ditmar Award Finalists It's Ditmar and Aurealis Awards time in Australia. The shortlists are o...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Writers [On Writing]: James Salter

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I understood, of course - it was dogma - that a true education was based on being well read, and for ten years or more I read all I could. T...
Friday, January 1, 2016

33 Highly Recommended Short Stories from my 2015 Reading

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Top Short Stories Read in 2015: A Celebration I read 122 short stories in 2015. I’ve decided to put up my top 33 reads for th...
Monday, December 28, 2015

2015 Reading Review

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2015 Reading Review I keep my private life largely out of this blog - it's more about reading and writing. So if you're...