The Writing Retreat could have been a decent little thriller, and there’s definitely glimmers in here of a better book under the overwhelming amount of baggage that comes packed in the 400 or so pages this one operates with. Between the angst-filled characters, the laborious pace, and the generous helping of the ludicrously incredulous, this […]
Larry Burns is a writer and artist. Using the persona mylarr, his current work, “Taking Shelter In…,” is part of a group show, “The 52 Project,” at the Riverside Art Museum. It is set to run through April 30. I’ve never been on a writer’s retreat. As a creative person, I’ve tried countless tactics to […]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tremont Writers Conference faculty Small-group morning workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will take place at Tremont’s campus inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The conference invites writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to apply now through April 30 for a spot at the five-day event, held Oct. 25–29, in […]
