by Brenda W. Clough In my painting class this week one of the other pupils remarked on my ability and interest in reworking the same basic scene. He himself never paints anything twice. This man has clearly never written a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2018
I commented in an earlier post that I have observed similar thought patterns and behaviors in some inexperienced writers and conspiracy theorists (or truthers, as they are often called). In my first article on the subject—“Writers vs Truthers: Time, Freeze … Continue reading
Both of my daughters went to public school in San Francisco, which means they went to schools with a highly diverse population. When my younger daughter transferred in to her 1st grade class at Moscone Elementary in the Mission District, … Continue reading
Cat Kimbriel posted a recipe with Cream of Celery soup-which she can’t eat anymore. So she asks for a substitute for Cream of Anything Soup. Um…. I do this for myself because of dairy sensitivity and wishing for reduced … Continue reading
I am tired. I spent the last five days at a writing retreat–The Rainforest Writers Village founded and run by the fabulous and talented Patrick Swenson. I went with approximately thirty other writers to a place on Lake Quinault in … Continue reading
The world of fiction isn’t the same as the world we live in. In “After Eden” (my story in Nevertheless, She Persisted) I added hints that the town in the story wasn’t the real town. They were hints that only … Continue reading
Stand with me at the “navel of the earth” in ancient Delphi, where the earliest Neolithic settlers worshipped an Earth Goddess NOTE: Since my 4-month backpacking trip around Greece too many years ago, I had been longing to return to … Continue reading
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) It’s common for Christian wedding vows to include the phrase “till death do us part” . . . but the truth is that marriages don’t always last. The circumstances under … Continue reading
Yes, Book View Cafe now publishes audiobooks too. And to celebrate we’re giving away eight copies of The Aunt Paradox audiobook. All you have to do is email [email protected] and say which Audible store you’d like to download the audiobook … Continue reading
This is regarded as intensely British food, meaning, they got the smoked fish from Scandahoovia and the curry and the basmati rice from India and where else does that kind of crazy happen except in Britain? I find it comforting: just spicy enough, with wonderful squishy texture and that combination of curry-umami-butter-rice that makes one roll over with one’s paws in the air.
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