Sylvia Petter's Blog, page 6
March 19, 2017
Acquiring a Taste for George Saunders
I did not pursue the non-fiction post-election analysis at the US Embassys Amerika Haus as planned, but instead, with some trepidation, turned to a fictional pulse-taking of what I now call… more
February 23, 2017
Lonely are the Brave
A tiny article in this mornings KURIER noted that the US Embassys “NSA-Villa” which apparently kept tabs on all telecommunications in Vienna and beyond will close down in 2017 and… more
January 26, 2017
Friendship in Time(s) of Trump*
* trump (v.2) “fabricate, devise,” 1690s, from trump “deceive, cheat” (1510s), from Middle English trumpen (late 14c.), from Old French tromper “to deceive,” of uncertain origin. Apparently from se tromper… more
January 19, 2017
A G.U.T. reaction to history
Recently I was sharing thoughts with a young doctoral student on the importance of narratives and narration. To know what real people did when and where, and how it affected… more
January 15, 2017
This need to never give up
Last September at the Festival of Writing in York I was seated at a table with participants from my online self-editing course and with course leader Debi Alper. Also at… more
January 7, 2017
A work in progress – G.U.T.
Some things are best said with a tongue in ones cheek and with feet planted in a fantasy world. With dystopian fiction becoming more real than the latest reality show,… more
December 23, 2016
Thank You for 2016.
No, Im not being sarcastic. 2016 brought good things: a fabulous online self-editing course with Debbie Alper and Emma Darwin; getting perhaps my last taste of the Geneva Writers’ Conference… more
December 8, 2016
Planting Trees
You may have noticed that I’ve changed something on my website. Touch just one person and it’s all been worthwhile. Don’t worry, I’m still all over the place in the… more
November 11, 2016
Nightmares, dreams and video games
Im no good at chess and poker, cant play bridge, think ahead and hardly ever make longer-term plans, at least not ones that I finally stick to. Dreams, though, are… more
September 17, 2016
On opinions and writings
Recently, a young woman I didn’t know blogged about being opinionated and whether or not her views might harm her writing career. I enjoyed her post, as I hope you… more
