On writing, living with cats, being a widow, movies, running, my current workshops & what we are reading, books, comedy, nature, gardening, friendship, more.
Very few people on our planet know how to tell a story as well as Joyce Carol Oates
Very few writers know how to teach (and even fewer teachers know how to write). Saunders is one of the chosen few who knows how to explain a story with his heart as well as with his mind. Oh, and he is also one of my all time favorite writers.
I love making up quirky prompts. I have written all of my flash collections from prompts just like them. Paid subscribers have access to my huge prompt archive. Free subscribrs have access to prompts as posted, and they will remain visible for 24 hours.
An ocean of stories from Salman Rushdie: I'll be talking about stories I’ve read or seen, true stories, tall stories, stories about me, and some I just made up.
Recommending Rushdie feels as pretentious as giving Albert Einstein A+ in Physics. Lucky for you, I am a pretentious guy.