LeliaJun 4, 20223 minWriting About Writing: Muriel Spark, Elena Ferrante and Sylvia PlathIt occurs to me that writers write about writing a lot more than I realized. Take The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. According to an article...
LeliaFeb 28, 20224 minBernardine Evaristo, Elaine Dundy, Patti Smith & ResilienceThere’s a great passage in Manifesto: On Never Giving Up where Bernardine Evaristo declares “In spite of what my father endured, he never...
LeliaJan 8, 20223 minImagining 'Vague Days' Clearer through Writing*I’m experiencing a concatenation of ideas about writing, self-understanding and self-actualization. Joan Didion started it. After her...
LeliaJan 2, 20224 minMy Best-of Book List for 2021I like year-end best-of lists. Reading others’ lists is a fun way to learn about things I’ve missed. And thinking about my own best-of...
LeliaDec 24, 20212 minAlter Ego as Creative Muse To my delight, I fell down a Maxine Hong Kingston rabbit hole and discovered this gem from an interview in The Guardian. Describing a...
LeliaDec 16, 20215 minMemoir, Elderhood & SaturnHaving read Angela’s Ashes and The Liar’s Club in quick succession, I was beginning to think that the only enjoyable memoirs overflow...