Trish recommended Priestdaddy to me months ago — she knows me well. Patricia Lockwood’s memoir about her father, a Catholic priest, is fascinating and outrageous. It’s excruciatingly well-written, and unlike anything else I’ve ever read. How did Lockwood write this? How did she find the words to write something so — inexpressible? How did she… [Read More]
Little Bird Stories Volume EIGHT has landed!
In person, I mean! Ten copies of these books are in my hands, right now, as I write this. Well okay, I have a little stack right beside me, because I’m typing and both of my hands are on my laptop. We’ve been running this gorgeous writing contest for eight years strong. And this year,… [Read More]
Does life feel too full for writing right now?
I’m going to keep this short, because I have a feeling you’re already taxed. You haven’t had a moment to yourself in weeks, and you don’t feel quite right. You’ve even turned off social media, because it was eating your personality. You’re not even reading most of your emails anymore. No time. The next eight… [Read More]
Announcing Little Bird Stories Vol. 8!
The winner of this year’s Little Bird Contest is: Esther Griffin from Barrie, Ontario, author of “I’m Sorry I Was Such a Dick” The runners-up are: Tracey McGillivray from Toronto, Ontario, author of “Things Float Away” Shoshana Gertler from Teaneck, New Jersey, author of “To Weather a Storm” Giller Prize nominee Michelle Winters picked three… [Read More]
One book you should read right now.
I just finished reading Love and Ruin, by Paula McLain. McLain is the author of The Paris Wife — you might have read that one, about Hemingway’s first wife. (It’s a great book, too.) Love and Ruin is about his third wife, the writer and journalist Martha (Marty) Gellhorn. The story is in Marty’s POV,… [Read More]
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