by Andi | Oct 28, 2014 | Written and Wrought
Yesterday, I drove through Cobham, Virginia, a town built around a railroad station and surrounded by some of the oldest and wealthiest of Virginia’s early plantations. Names like Rives and Cabell and Jefferson flavor the landscape like so much bittersweet... by Andi | Oct 27, 2014 | Written and Wrought
All around this farmhouse, there are field stones – some have been circled into a sort of patio at the east side of the house and some – that I witnessed for the first time yesterday – circle the pergola and terra cotta style picnic area on the west... by Andi | Oct 25, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
I met Wendy Ortiz in the MFA program at Antioch University Los Angeles. She was this super nova – kind, lovely, talented – and I only really worked up the courage to talk with her once or twice. But I remember the night she did her graduate reading, the... by Andi | Oct 24, 2014 | Book Recommendations, Written and Wrought
I’ve been thinking about this post for a long time now, trying to decide what I wanted to say about turning 40 – about how it feels like it should be a huge milestone but doesn’t really. About how huge it really does feel, and our childlessness,... by Andi | Oct 23, 2014 | Written and Wrought
You know more than you think you do. – Benjamin Spock I’m almost entirely opposed to outlines in my own work, especially my creative work. Maybe I’d make an exception if I went back to academic writing, but I hope that isn’t going to happen so...