Barbara Abercrombie's Blog, page 6
February 25, 2013
Refrigerators as Art: A Writing Prompt
Life is so funny and connected sometimes. Right after I did the last post about my refrigerator (and the photo was not mine by the way, but off Google Images) - I was actually driving to the market, finally, and...
February 22, 2013
Writers & Their Refrigerators
This is embarressing to tell you but my refrigerator is almost empty. Every morning I really intend to get to Trader Joes, intend to buy food, but I end up in my office at my computer for the whole day...
February 14, 2013
Writers in Elevators
Literally (UCLA Writers Studio instructors above in an elevator) and the process: up and down. I wish writing could be all ups - but there are more bottom floors, if not basements, in writing than soaring to the heights of...
February 12, 2013
Check Your Breasts
To my female readers: Sixteen years ago on Valentine's Day I learned I had breast cancer. It was exactly six months before my second wedding and I was worried that: A. I might not be around for my wedding, and...
February 5, 2013
Why We Write
A few days ago i read the review of Why We Write by David Ulin in the L. A. Times - and the review was so interesting that I immediately sent him an email to tell him I was ordering...
February 4, 2013
Personal Essays
On Thursday I start teaching the personal essay course at UCLA Extension's annual Writers Studio. Boot camp for essayists, 10:00 am to 6:00 everyday for four days. I'm excited about the subject, the students who are coming, and the take-no-prisoners...
January 29, 2013
Kicking in the Wall
Here's the beautiful cover New World Library is giving my next book, Kicking in the Wall. It's coming out in May. Right now I'm going over the final edits for the manuscript and they've done such a good job on...
January 24, 2013
Friends with Vision
We went to the opening reception for our friend Charlie Kaplan's sculpture exhibit Saturday night. Little white gloves were handed out so everyone could touch the pieces, which added a whole other dimension of appreciation. We'd seen Charlie's sculptures before...
January 22, 2013
Inauguration Poem
Did you watch the inauguration yesterday? If you missed Richard Blanco's perfect and beautiful poem, here's a link to it: http://soc.li/CjdcAzT (And thanks to my brother for sending me the link this morning.)
January 20, 2013
Mea Culpa
I've had half a dozen really good ideas for this blog during the past week – mostly whan I'm walking Nelson first thing in the morning. Interesting stuff about writing, lots of inspiration - but you know what? I didn't...
