Celia Reissig is pleased that Stanza Books in Beacon stocks her 2020 collection of poems and a one-act play, Huella/Traces . Celia Reissig at Stanza Books in Beacon Where to shelve it might prove challenging because the paperback has Reissig’s poems in Spanish, English and Spanglish, with no translations. They reflect her voyages from country […]
Ruaridh Mollica in Sebastian. In Sebastian, Max leads a double life as a writing student and a sex worker, using his experiences for material. The film explores the themes of identity, intimacy, and shame in the context of Max’s dual existence. Sebastian is equally critical of the literary world and highlights the blurred lines between […]
David Hemingson attends the 2024 National Board of Review Gala in New York City. (Credit: Theo Wargo/Getty Images) David Hemingson always tempers his expectations while writing. In his nearly 30 years of working in TV, he’s come to expect that whatever episode gets produced from his teleplays is going to be “two or three steps […]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Cone’ is a short story by H. G. Wells (1866-1946), first published in Unicorn magazine on 18 September 1895. The story is one of Wells’s few works of fiction to be set in the Potteries in Staffordshire, England: a part of the country in which he lived for […]
Photo by Elias Vidal on Unsplash Growing up, I often thought of my mother as a collector of people. She collected people the way other people collect things. So it was never just us five—my parents and their three girls. Instead, people appeared, staying for various periods and disappearing: the live-in helpers; teens and young […]
From “Pepper & Me.”Credit…Beatrice Alemagna A story of gross beauty from David Sedaris and Ian Falconer, a scabrous tale from Beatrice Alemagna, and more. From “Pepper & Me.”Credit…Beatrice Alemagna Bruce Handy is the author of three picture books: “The Happiness of a Dog With a Ball in Its Mouth,” “The Book From Far Away” and […]
The Creative Independent is a vast resource of emotional and practical guidance. We publish Guides , Focuses , Tips , Interviews , and more to help you thrive as a creative person. Explore our website to find wisdom that speaks to you and your practice… Prelude Claudia Dey Claudia Dey ’s third novel, Daughter (FSG […]
