May 28, 2024 | Book Reviews, Interviews
In 2021 Genevieve Kingston published an essay in New York Times titled “She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box.” It tells the story of her terminally ill mother leaving a cardboard chest of letters and gifts for Kingston and her brother to be opened after her...May 15, 2024 | Interviews
At the 2023 Book Fair in Frankfurt, I met Sherif Bakr, General Manager of the Egyptian publishing house Al Arabi. Bakr is a frequent speaker and attendee of the fair. He is also a fierce believer in stories and travels the world not only to find hidden gems but to...Apr 26, 2024 | Newsletters
Welcome, please click on the link below for the May Newsletter. May NewsletterMar 11, 2024 | Craft, Interviews, Stories & Poetry
This is Part 2 of my conversation with Kasper Salonen whose poetic and translation influences include Arto Melleri, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Zach de la Rocha, Eminem, Federico García Lorca, Aaro Hellaakoski, Ted Hughes, Emily Dickinson, E.E. Cummings, Allen...Feb 12, 2024 | Craft, Interviews
This season, I had the privilege and pleasure to be a reader for the upcoming CLMP’s Firecracker Awards again. I read many translated works from emerging and celebrated writers alike. As a bilingual reader (German & English) I appreciate the hard work that goes...Dec 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear Writers and Friends, For many the end of the calendar year marks a moment of reflection, brimming with optimism and fresh beginnings. Personally, 2023 has underscored the significance of navigating challenges and attending to emotional healing. The healing...Nov 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
In The Art of Fiction, John Gardner writes (p. 36): “[…] the organized and intelligent fictional dream that will eventually fill the reader’s mind begins as a largely mysterious dream in the writer’s mind.” We dream in archetypes and images. Our brain...Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Let’s examine interiority as a creative tool focusing on the internal writer experience and also visit interiority as a craft tool (as in the external reader experience) shown in literary examples. When exploring interiority as a creative tool, the focus ought...