The Slippery SonnetHow do we define the sonnet?Jun 30, 2024A response icon1Jun 30, 2024A response icon1
Published inLit UpWriters Discussing Other WritersFrom the eccentric to the individualistic, the cool and clever to the wildly anachronisticJul 31, 2021A response icon29Jul 31, 2021A response icon29
She Came Through the Mist & the RainThis is a short video I once made of my transcribing an obscure but beautiful passage written by an almost forgotten poet named Arthur…Jun 14, 2021A response icon3Jun 14, 2021A response icon3
Published inLit UpThe Art of CharacterizationAn essay on extending the pitch of human possibilityMay 16, 2021A response icon3May 16, 2021A response icon3
Published inLit UpWhat Plot is NotAn essay on dramatic effectMay 8, 2021A response icon3May 8, 2021A response icon3
Published inLit UpBABBLING LIKE AN IDIOT AND STREWING FLOWERSA springtime tribute to a half-forgotten poetess named Edna St. Vincent MillayMay 1, 2021A response icon8May 1, 2021A response icon8
Published inLit UpWhat’s the Difference Between Popular Fiction and Literary Fiction?A brief essay about a big subjectApr 17, 2021A response icon7Apr 17, 2021A response icon7
Published inLit UpPlot, Pacing, Purposeful Action, And Human Values: The Anatomy of a Good StoryThe anatomy of a good storyApr 10, 2021A response icon4Apr 10, 2021A response icon4