Category: writing writers
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On “The Shapes of Native Nonfiction”
A bright, seasonably cool day. The stiff breezes of the past few days have finally subsided somewhat. Wait! As soon as I wrote this the wind picked up and is moving the mostly bare tree branches vigorously. I’ve been reading experimental essays by a host of Native American writers in Shapes of Native Nonfiction, edited…
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Grey Days
Today, like yesterday, is chilly, damp, and grey, November getting an early start. Each morning there are fewer leaves on the trees and more on the ground. Still, the trees in our yard have managed to hold on to enough foliage that when we walk around we hear the chittering of flocks of small birds…
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Total Art, Total War
We are still fighting the Civil War and the First World War, with no end in site.
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October Chill
A cool, sunlight day. We are in-between storms, as a nor’easter is due to come up the coast this weekend. With luck, the forecast rain, falling over three or four days, will break the drought. The trees and hedges in our yard are filled with birds; perhaps they feel the approaching storm and are sussing…
