Still Life
Unlike the majority of photographers, Cindy Sherman seldom captures; she creates. Rarely does she not appear in her work, and as such she invents for herself a new use and purpose in each piece, a new role.
A Writing Weekend in the Woods
Writers have a weakness for trivial details. It’s how you carry out the old show, don’t tell dictum. Off the cuff I can’t differentiate an oak from an ash, but with some research I can show you the whole forest.
Honor Your Narrative: Junot Díaz at the Fitz
In 1974, when Díaz was six years old and had just emigrated from the Dominican Republic to New Jersey, the library opened up his world. “The idea that I could access all of those books, that they were so freely available, felt like magic.”
Take a Chance on the Open Mic
It is a truth impossible to acknowledge that open mics, even in possession of a good audience, must get off to a rough start. On Hazel & Wren’s Words at WAM.
The Splendor of the Creative Process
Craig Thompson Discusses Habibi Minneapolis College of Art and Design Monday, September 26, 2011 MCB has a friend. Joel is a good name. Joel had always been interested in writing, going so far…
Breaking Down those Complicated Relationships
The MN Publishing Tweet Up Wednesday, July 20 Clubhouse Jäger The focus, lately, has been community. Though really, when it comes to writers and the book-minded, does the subject ever stray from community?…
In the Literary Colosseum
Literary Death Match Sunday, June 5, at the Aster Café, Northeast Minneapolis Poetry Reading. Open Mic Night. Writers’ Salon. For readers and writers the mention of events like these evokes an incomparable excitement,…
