Swagger & Ink
Topics
- Academia 1
- Aging Angry 1
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Chavela 1
- Cruelty 1
- Death 1
- Essay 1
- Family 5
- Inspiration 5
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 3
- Nature 3
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 20
- Publication 2
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 22
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- War 2
- Women 3
- Words 3
- Work 1
- Writing 3
Overheard
I was awakened by a conversation …
Dare to say “I”
Carol Swenson (professor emeritus, Simmons College) has delivered a compelling argument …
Morning in a Wyoming Meadow
One morning you are walking down a dusty little path in the pine forest of Wyoming.
Sunshine Barusch 10/29/1997 - 6/26/2011
Born into a two-puppy litter in Salt Lake City, Sunshine Barusch left her loving family on a sunny Saturday in June …
Tax Cuts Fuel Deficit
Does anyone remember the surpluses left behind by the Clinton administration?
Choosing Heroic
I cling to the notion (perhaps the illusion?) of agency.
Cab Ride, Dunedin
Cab drivers can be so irritable when kept waiting.
Life in America: Bus Service
I read in the paper about a bunch of families in a school district that was strapped for cash.
Life in America: The GE Man
Well, there he was living with his mother! At 35!
A Wise Woman and Her Loving Husband
One day his wife’s dishwasher broke. Being married to a man of considerable reparative talent, she naturally expected him to fix it.
Teaching Confessions
I hate teaching, and this year I’m celebrating a quarter century of not doing it. It’s time to come clean.
More on Iowa
I dreamed of studying at the Writers Workshop for years. The dream seemed to feed on my dissatisfaction.
I Want a Mohawk
Mary’s Beauty Shop had a door with little bells that tinkled when you walked in. It smelled of perfume and bleach.
Going Home
Larry says I came back from Iowa with a twang.
From a Grave Stone in Pompei
May the earth rest lightly upon he
Gift Horses and Rings
He decided to give me a ring, and he asked what I wanted it to look like.
Dreaming of Weddings and Babies
My children must never know how desperately I worry about them when they are away.
What's in a Name?
My pilates teacher calls me "Angela.”
What didn't Happen
I just wanted some peace.
At Last Some Answers for Struggling Writers
Becoming a Writer (Penguin Putnam) tackles the fundamental challenges confronted by struggling writers.
“Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.”