Thirty years ago, in the spring of 1985, I had the great fortune to find myself in Paul West’s English 412 class: Advanced Fiction Writing. I think it was likely one of the last times he taught undergraduate fiction at Penn State. Sadly, Paul experienced health problems that knocked him out of commission for the…
Anyone who loves writing and writers should do themselves a favor and visit the archive of the Word Patriots webcast. Host Mark Seinfelft, a novelist whose works include Symphonie Fantastique, Baldr and Beatrice, and the non-fiction study Final Drafts: Suicides of World-Famous Authors, has pursued this labor of love for nearly a year, producing more…
More "Word Patriots" news to report. A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of joining Mark to discuss William Burroughs and his influence on my work. This week, poet, naturalist, and memoirist Diane Ackerman joined Mark to discuss her memoir One Hundred Names for Love, which concerns the stroke suffered by her husband, Paul…
One Hundred Names for Love Diane Ackerman Hardcover: 322 pages Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (April 4, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 9780393072419 ISBN-13: 978-0393072419 ASIN: 039307241X The Internet Stroke Center notes that 795,000 people suffer a stroke every year. Of these, roughly 600,000 are first attacks, and 185,000 are recurrent attacks. In 2003, novelist…
Ed Desautels' Maximum Fiction 