Midori Snyder's Blog, page 84

Childhood's Wound

It seems that when writing fiction about childhood and rites of passage one can't escape a certain sorrow that comes with the process of maturation -- in most stories that is where the tension of the narrative lies. There are...

A Red Line on White Linen

One of my favorite types of embroidery is red thread on a white background. It's common enough in Romanian embroidery -- especially in the broad bands of gorgeous cross-stitch on blouse sleeves, Italian Assisi table cloths (with neat trick of...