It will soon be time for me to start another three or four year writing project. I’d love to hear which of these three ideas you find most appealing…
Blog Posts on Writing and Authors
Weaving the Threads of Historical Fiction: Ingenuity, Research, Integrity
Margaret could watch, she could listen, and she could learn—and I learned along with her through research, thought, and writing and rewriting her story.
Book Banning Begins at Home
I’m hoping that the individuals who object to my book may in some form or another communicate with me.
Aloneness
We live in a Noah’s Ark society where the expectation is that everyone, but especially women, will be paired.
Next Year in Jerusalem
Obsessions always interest me having hosted several of them with various results but I doubt that any of mine have shared the intensity with which Jews at the conclusion of Passover all over the world shout, “Next year in Jerusalem!” the dynamite that powers the unending war to erase Palestine.
On Memoir
Memoir writing is a much more serious task than it’s often considered to be. It’s not informal, it’s not casual. It really is the writing of history.
Smoke Signals
Today I’m wondering about the future of literature in our beleaguered country.
Fear of Flying Is Fifty
Jong’s courage in going to bat for all of us who couldn’t speak up for ourselves is a quality I will always admire.
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
…Not exactly a wilderness but a great expanse of desert, south of Santa Fe, that goes on for miles and miles to the sprawling town of Alamogordo.
Writing From the Point of View of Others
Ideas are dangerous: it’s of their very nature, and it’s a danger that permeates the world of reading and writing.