In our morning reading: an excerpt from Alexandra Tanner’s novel, pondering the music of U.S. Maple, and more.
Sunday Stories: “The Storyteller as Mentor”
The Storyteller as Mentor
(September 2002 to January 2003, Northern Ireland)
by Timothy DeLizza
In the fall after I graduated college, I flew from Brooklyn to Northern Ireland to apprentice under an established Irish storyteller who I’ll call Martha. After paying for my plane ticket, I had something like $1,000 in my bank account—and while Martha had agreed to cover room and board, the apprenticeship was not going to increase that number.
Weekend Bites: Kelly Moran Interviewed, Kelly Link on Writing, Premee Mohamed’s Fiction, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Kelly Moran and Kelly Link, revisiting “Magnolia,” and more.
Afternoon Bites: Léa Murawiec’s Comics, Percival Everett’s Fiction, Alison Cotton’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: a new graphic novel by Léa Murawiec, the novels of Percival Everett, and more.
Morning Bites: Gabriel García Márquez’s Fiction, Comic Fiction, Lincoln Michel on Short Stories, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Gabriel García Márquez’s posthumous novel, interviews with Rita Bullwinkel and Julian Tepper, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Bora Chung Interviewed, Kate Zambreno on Writing, Chicago Movies, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Bora Chung and Kate Zambreno, revisiting Chicago movies, and more.
VCO: Chapter 11
Chapter 11
I wake up on the floor of Everhet’s kitchen and instantly bring my phone over my face.
I dreamt that I text Morgen a Homeric epic about how my parents were dead. How they exploded.
I look at my texts. Wasn’t a dream. Initiate shame blocking sequence.
Morning Bites: Morgan Parker Nonfiction, Marilynne Robinson’s Latest, Publishing Models Gone Awry, and More
In our morning reading: an essay by Morgan Parker, thoughts on Marilynne Robinson’s new book, and more.