by WSR Editorial Board Member | Nov 19, 2018 | blog: all
In perusing my treasured archives of Water~Stone, I found in the Fall 2003, Volume 6 issue a CNF piece worth revisiting, written by Naomi Shihab Nye. This notable writer was mentioned in a recent talk given by Hamline’s distinguished visiting poet, Aimee...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Nov 13, 2018 | blog: all
Writing can feel like a solitary and often lonely thing. I’m of the belief that engaging with the larger artistic community can invigorate both your own work and the work of people around you. Go out there and see what other writers are doing. Share your work,...
by WaterStone Review | Nov 5, 2018 | blog: all
Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? In November 2014, my beloved grandmother was diagnosed with terminal uterine cancer and given 3-4 months to live. This was a tremendous blow––not only because she was almost 100 and still fit enough to be...
by WaterStone Review | Oct 29, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? Believe it or not, the inspiration for “All Saints” came from those sensationalized stories from my youth warning about the dangers of Halloween candy. Though such crimes only happened a few times that...
by WaterStone Review | Oct 22, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your short story in Volume 20. How did it come to be? I thought about this story for a long time before I began writing it. I’ve worked for years—in various roles—in the mental health field, and I’ve always been interested in the family dynamic...
by WaterStone Review | Oct 16, 2018 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem in Volume 20. How did it come to be? I dread that day each fall when all color fades to phantom. I wrote this poem with Keats’ ode “To Autumn” as a reference point, but instead of earnestly reveling in fall’s beauty, I decided to approach...
