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Tag Archives: stories
Quotables: On the Importance of Story
“Why do we need the things in books? The poems, the essays, the stories? . . . . Why should we read them? Why should we care? . . . . Ideas–written ideas–are special. They are the way we transmit … Continue reading →
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Through stories we transcend.
“It’s very important to transcend the places that hold us.” ~ Rubin Carter in “The Hurricane” The air is weighted with disappointment, fear, anger. You walk around in a daze, watch ridiculous shows on TV, flare up in anger at … Continue reading →
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Q&A (& giveaway!) with Jessamyn Hope, Author of Safekeeping
“We are all pawns of history.” ~ from Safekeeping by Jessamyn Hope One of my all-time favorite quotes about story comes from E.L. Doctorow in his lecture, “Biography in Fiction” (available as a podcast from CUNY), where he says, “What is the past if not the present … Continue reading →
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Tagged author Q&A, book giveaway, E. L. Doctorow, Jessamyn Hope, past present and future, Safekeeping, stories
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