Tracy Rittmueller's Blog, page 7
July 13, 2017
On Blurring Genres and Other Divides
“Memoirs are just one form of word delivery. It’s all inquiry, expression, a search to connect. To honestly recognize our mortal selves in others.” Marc Nieson (Schoolhouse) A few weeks ago I thought Steven Petite was spot-on in explaining that the distinction between genre and literary fiction is based on the kind of experience the reader… Continue reading On Blurring Genres and Other Divides
June 29, 2017
Who does and does not read literary fiction?
In essence, the best Genre Fiction contains great writing, with the goal of telling a captivating story to escape from reality. Literary Fiction is comprised of the heart and soul of a writer’s being, and is experienced as an emotional journey through the symphony of words, leading to a stronger grasp of the universe and… Continue reading Who does and does not read literary fiction?
May 4, 2017
Tracy Seeley on choosing to love where we live
“Recovering my fluency in Kansas things, I talked recipes, quilts, and weather with some people, books and poetry with others. I met populists and democrats, poets and farmers, Lutherans and agnostics, and a lot of people who not only loved where they lived but had chosen it.” Tracy Seeley How to be at home “How… Continue reading Tracy Seeley on choosing to love where we live
April 2, 2017
New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alice B. Fogel on How to Explore Poetry’s Strange Terrain
“Language as a tool to manipulate both mind and heart…snapshot of the human condition; of our mortality reflected in nature; the staying of time.” Alice B. Fogel Why poetry matters “Poetry will bring you significant new interactions with the world around you, with ideas and sensations, with yourself and others,” poet Alice B. Fogel wrote… Continue reading New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alice B. Fogel on How to Explore Poetry’s Strange Terrain
March 4, 2017
Marilynne Robinson on The Givenness of Things and Democracy
Did you ever try to write a poem attempting to capture a mind-to-mind, heart-to-heart encounter, sitting up half the night conversing with a brilliant person / kindred spirit, your heart bursting with a sensation of music, moonlight and the mystery of existence all mingled together? Don’t bother; it’s impossible to put into words. I’ve recently been savoring essays… Continue reading Marilynne Robinson on The Givenness of Things and Democracy
February 4, 2017
Hello world, I’m back; I’ve changed.
It’s been 16 months –almost the duration of two full-term-pregnancies–since I left the blogosphere. It’s been an Beyond the Looking Glass wild kind of adventure. Please forgive my mysterious non-disclosure about the details behind my disappearance. I’m keeping them quiet for 2 reasons: It’s too freshly painful to recount sensibly and sensitively–memoir needs a lens of distance to achieve objectivity; And more… Continue reading Hello world, I’m back; I’ve changed.
October 19, 2015
Farewell Dear Friends, I Now Cross the Threshold into a New Adventure
I've made the decision to cast myself in the role of a hero, to cross the threshold into a new adventure.
October 12, 2015
How to travel the world through books and food: I went to Tibet with Sabriye Tenberken
Have you read a book that compelled you food to sample the food described, or tasted a new cuisine to enrich your understanding of a story? I went to Tibet with Sabriye Tenberken...
August 24, 2015
Perfect Peach Cobbler, for 2, for 6 or for 12
Is there anything better than warm peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream? 
August 12, 2015
How poets and artists participate in art: or, blowing off steam at The Fells
A humorous look at "Art in Nature: 2015: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit" at The Fells in Newbury, New Hampshire. 
