Monthly Archives: September 2017

25 09, 2017

Sleepy Thoughts on Jellyfish: Fiction Turns Real

By |2020-03-30T08:38:54-04:00September 25th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Jellyfish Have Eyes!|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

In the prologue of my novel Jellyfish Have Eyes, Ricardo reflects on his dead wife and tells her, “If you had been there and seen the jellyfish, Lillian. They have eyes and minds. We have so much to learn from them.” Ricardo, a fierce believer in chasing ideas that fascinated him, had gone to La [...]

11 09, 2017

Writing a Memoir: What’s Success?

By |2020-03-30T08:38:57-04:00September 11th, 2017|Categories: Blog, Writing is how we explore our place in the world|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

After having written a few personal essays laying the foundation for a memoir, I was uncertain whether the story of my life – a government scientist who had never suffered adversity or injustice – would have an audience. This question resurfaced in a different format in a discussion with colleagues in creative areas, when I [...]

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