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Category Archives: Writing and Creativity Outpost
On Writing
Stephen King Scribner, 2000 “Purge this quisling thought! Don’t be a muggle!” Quisling is a word I learned from King’s book. For anyone who may not know, Vidkum Quisling helped the Nazis overthrow Norway in World War II and had … Continue reading
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What Are People For?
Wendell Berry North Point Press, 1990 I’ve been to a Wendell Berry book signing where he talked to a crowd near a thousand people. I was naively surprised that he would have such a following in Salt Lake City. Berry … Continue reading
Dear Abby: My Stepfather Died Recently
This Dear Abby letter and response ran in newspapers March 9 Dear Abby: My stepfather died recently. I found out when I saw his obituary in the newspaper. It described him as a “loving husband and father,” and while I know … Continue reading
The Ghost Writer
Philip Roth Ballantine Books, 1979 The Ghost Writer is a handy little primer for an aspiring literary writer. After following the young, on-the-cusp, nationally renowned writer Nathan Zuckerman through twenty-four hours of visiting his literary idol, E.I. Lonoff, there should … Continue reading
