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Brynn - Oct 11, 2003 12:38:29 pm PDT #2164 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.

  • catching up, enjoying a lovely poem*

Steph, your poem made me think about a discussion we had in my CW class about poetry not being able to have the same kind of strong distinctive voice peculiar to prose. I'm thinking you've blown that assonine theory to bits.

Can't remember if I ever posted about this here and am too lazy to back-read so...

I was asked to read at the lauch of Juice III and I opted to read one of the pieces published in the journal (my love poem) and those haikus (which you might remember Deb) Anyway, despite the fact my voice was all wavery from nerves a few people actually came up to me afterwards to compliment me on them, which made the whole vegan cake recipe rejection not so ego-crushing.

The new journal doesn't have its online companion version yet, but I can put up a link to the second volume which has my spaghetti- western- fun -type short story in it if any of you care to check it out.

Oh, and if anyone cares to look at a tiny skeleton of a short story (an imagery assignment for my CW class) before I hand it in next Friday that would be grand. Any takers?

Rebecca Lizard - Oct 11, 2003 1:57:18 pm PDT #2165 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket

You might like reading Aimee Bender's (<33333) An Invisible Sign of My Own, deb.

Deena - Oct 11, 2003 3:47:53 pm PDT #2166 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

Brynn, I could respond by tomorrow, if that's soon enough? just e-mail my profile address.

Brynn - Oct 11, 2003 5:02:44 pm PDT #2167 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.

Deena: Thank you! No rush. Just sometime before Friday. I will email it momentarily. It's quite short and I'm concerned it's a little rushed in terms of pacing, etc, but I was only supposed to have 500 words and was way over to begin with.

Hil R. - Oct 11, 2003 7:25:08 pm PDT #2168 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

You might like reading Aimee Bender's An Invisible Sign of My Own, deb.

I adore this book. It floored me from the first page, and it has some of the greatest imagery I've ever read.

deborah grabien - Oct 11, 2003 8:52:19 pm PDT #2169 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

I'll check it out; I've had another of hers recced to me - I think "The Girl in the Flamable Skirt" is the name I'm remembering. She sounds wonderful.

Brynn - Oct 12, 2003 8:01:02 pm PDT #2170 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.

*squeals!*

I just got an email from the Juice editors asking me to read at a launch party in the McNally Robinson (think large bookseller a la Chapters or Barnes and Noble). I'm completely overwhelmed since this is the first time this small university type journal has been offered this type of publicity (we usually just have the smallish launch at the university)... I think I might explode! Anyway, if any of you would (please?) like to help me choose which piece to read from the journal that would be amazing... My journal pieces are "Unwritten" and "Lucid Journal."

[link]

Follow the above link and click on current issue.

Thanks

deborah grabien - Oct 12, 2003 8:13:37 pm PDT #2171 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Brynn, I'd say "Lucid". There's a fast-moving heartbeat in there, and a backbeat, as well.

sj - Oct 12, 2003 8:17:00 pm PDT #2172 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Brynn, congratulations! Unfortunatly for some reason my computer will not allow me to view the current issue so I cannot give you an opinion on which piece to choose. Best of luck.

Brynn - Oct 12, 2003 8:38:56 pm PDT #2173 of 10001
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.

Deb,

Thank you. I was leaning towards that one as well. I think it's a little more cryptic then Unwritten, but what the hey, it's a bookish audience right? For the new piece, I was leaning toward reading the haikus again... Although is it a faux-pas to read something(non-published) more than once?

sj

It's in Adobe Acrobat form... Do you have it on your computer? Even if you do, it could be that the site -relatively new in that it was totally revamped- has still got some kinks to work out. Thank you for trying though.

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