by WaterStone Review | Sep 4, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your essay in Volume 20. How did it come to be? “Alive Girl Walking” is about a trip I took, alone, when I was eighteen years old. That trip basically shaped my view of the world as I entered college. There were moments in that trip that seem to me,...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 27, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your essay in Volume 20. How did it come to be? “On the Other Side” is the result of a lengthy contemplation. It began when I heard the news about my cousin, and it took about two years for me to finish the thinking process, find what was there for me...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 21, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? My poem “Late August, Uncomplicated by Desire” came about through a process of avoidance, meaning I was supposed to be cleaning my back bedroom, but instead I sat down in the rocking chair and hand-wrote...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 14, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your essay in Volume 20. How did it come to be? “Another Way” is a lyric essay about the acceptance of life as it is, a letting go that opens new possibilities for discovery and love. I remember when I wrote it that I wanted to draw on a lively mix of...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 7, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? My third child was born in the springtime. The weather was absolutely luscious, and I spent a few days cuddling her in bed as my milk came in and I recovered from her birth. We left the windows open day...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 31, 2018 | blog: all
In The Field is a series devoted to highlighting the writing life and artistic process of our contributors. Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? “Joy, Apoptosis” came out of a need to imbue my writing with some amount of joy and...
