by WaterStone Review | Mar 26, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your CNF pieces in Volume 21: “Punk House,” “Two Piece,” and “The Basin Set.” How did they come to be? I wrote “Punk House” at a small poetry retreat up in Washington, on the coast. I went with two women I was only loosely acquainted with. There was...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 22, 2019 | blog: all
The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)’s annual Conference & Bookfair is the largest literary conference in North America and one of the biggest events on the calendar for writers, publishers, editors, teachers, and students. It’s a feast of...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 18, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your fiction piece, “The Harlow Postcards,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? As an Iowan by birth I had always been interested in the actress Jean Seberg, another native Iowan, and created an imaginary interview with her. I knew nothing about...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 12, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poems in Volume 21, “That Far North” and “Drought.” How did they come to be? Both “That Far North” and “Drought” are typical and not-typical for me. Many of my poems arise from particular and beloved landscapes, and these two definitely do: the...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 5, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poems in Volume 21, “My Boss Tells Me She Prays for Me” and “When I Say There Is Desire.” How did they come to be? “My Boss Tells Me She Prayers for Me” is actually a true story. I worked in her office as an assistant and spent most of my time at...
by WaterStone Review | Feb 25, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your fiction piece, “The Man from Lowville,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? “The Man from Lowville” is one of those stories you decide to abandon only to return to years later. In fact, so much time has passed since the initial drafts that it’s...
