We are all too complicated and contradictory to be explained.
Blog Posts on Writing and Authors
The Santa Fe National Forest Has Closed
We don’t know how to behave in the woods.
Philip Roth Is Gone
As a young writer publishing my first novel at the time of Roth’s debut, I wondered even then why this gentle, pastel novel received so much attention.
To Be of Use: The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection
A great collection is always based on a passion. It is not random. It grows from a strong root.
Kate Millett: A Beginning
If our coming together seldom includes our work, and is largely social, our influence on our communities is limited.
Doris Duke, the Patriarchy, and God
My surprise almost outweighed my satisfaction when I found that in one letter, written in middle age, Doris referred to the patriarchy.
No Refuge but in Writing
I have been blessed this week by two immersions in the work of Tennessee Williams, a writer I’ve always adored.
The Little Bookstore That Could
I believe in books printed on paper, and a lot of others do too.
Death of Ten Thousand Pricks
Scheduled to be published in August, 2018, The Silver Swan is now delayed till sometime in 2019.
The Mysterious Diamond
I loved our tour of architect Luis Barragán’s masterpiece in Mexico City, a great collection of brilliantly-colored walls, streams and pools.