Aug 26, 2021
On READ TO ME, we practice the most fundamental skill of writing — how to listen for what works on the page. And then understand why!
In this live episode, recorded in front of a Texas audience, I read from "The Wit and Wisdom of Ann Richards" by the incomparable Molly Ivins. It's an amazing piece about regionalism...
Aug 20, 2021
On READ TO ME, we practice the most fundamental skill for excellent writing — how to listen for what works on the page. (And then understand why.)
Aug 18, 2021
On READ TO ME, we practice the most fundamental skill of writing — how to listen for what works on the page. (And then understand why.)
Today, I read the poem "Abuela Sestina" from Memorias from the Beltway by Mauricio Novoa. Then we get to love how perfectly the poetic form of the sestina serves this complex,...
Aug 11, 2021
We read a selection from one of Mary Ruefle's beguiling essays, "TK NAME." Then we love the craft of it using the principles of Gateless Writing.