Me. Writing. Stuff.
Let It snow, a snow short story by David Sedaris for #worldbookday and #snowDay
You’ll find this on the New Yorker at https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/12/22/let-it-snow/amp
#stormemma #beastFromTheEast #reading #whatiamreading #shortstory #newyorkerfiction #fiction #rozzie #tenMinRead
99 stories of God by Joy Williams. Plus her collection, the visiting privilege. She is v cool and difficult to get but willeabe you thinking and never come to a conclusion. #joywilliams #shortstory #reading #writing #fiction #rozzie
Reading The spot, David Mean’s short fiction collection. There’s a powerful story in here called The Spot.
#davidMeans #whatiamreading #reading #writing #books #theSpot #shortstory #shortFiction #itsTheWeekend #faber #rozzie
Reading the first story in this collection by Annie Proux this evening. Brokeback Mountain is a set of stories set in Wyoming, USA. #iamreading #shortstory #annieProux #rozzie #bedtimeReading #brokebackMountain
Five minute writing prompt.
An oldie but a goodie of a writing prompt. Go to any newspaper and choose first headline you see. Write for #fiveminuteprompt on any aspect of that headline. See where it goes.
Do it again tomorrow and tomorrow.
#writingprompt #writing #reading #rozzie
Bridport Prize for poetry, short story, first novel and flash fiction is open now until 31st May. Get revising! #rozzie #writing #writingcompetition #writingsubmissions
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout arrived in the post from Kennys.ie Bookshop. It looks all cream and beautiful. I’m very excited to read it after some other books on my bedside locker! #rozzie #reading #elizabethStrout #olivekitteridge
Bret Anthony Johnston and his novel, Remember me like this is my next book club read. Love reading Bret’s short stories also and getting stuck into this on a cold night in front of the fire. It’s bliss, I tell you!
#rozzie #bretAnthonyJohnston #iamreading #reading
Read this story, Cat Person at last! Saw it being pulled apart on twitter over the holidays. I listened to it this morning driving to a training session in Athlone. Read by the author. I really enjoyed it. It’s a piece of fiction that develops in an intriguing way. The ideas are not fresh, this is what I thought at first but they might be ideas some women and men have at some point of their life so there’s some great discussion points here too. The ending was a masterpiece. That last word was perfect! I’d recommend a read or a listen to the Writer’s Voice podcast from the New Yorker Fiction.
#shortstory #newYorkerFiction #rozzie
Midwinter break by Bernard Mac Laverty.
So far it’s gripping me. Love the narrative style and the feeling that something is not quite right in the marriage of the couple in this story. #irishWriting #bernardmaclaverty #midwinterBreakNovel #iamreading #reading #rozzie