Monthly Archives: August 2009
Off Switch
I don’t drink. I mean, I don’t really. I used to. Really. I have many tales to tell about my blind blotto face-in-the-toilet days, but most are best left not told, as I’m not proud of them, and I’ve always … Continue reading
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Fandom
I think I’ve been a fan all of my life. It goes along with my generally obsessive personality. It began with Roy Rogers (and Trigger, because what little girl can resist the heart-thumping attraction of a golden palomino)… and progressed … Continue reading
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Fire
I wrote this piece a few years ago, after someone asked whether my first screenplay was based on a choice or a crisis in my real life. Re-reading it, what strikes me is the remoteness with which I viewed the … Continue reading
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Prairie Literature and Mental Illness
I wrote this some years ago… I’m not sure if it’s still true. I don’t like to refer to what I write as “art”. I prefer to call it a “craft”. Art seems to me to be something aesthetic – … Continue reading
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Sister Mary Rose
When I was eleven, I decided I would set fire to the Cathedral. I would walk into the church – which was cavernous and cool, and smelled of frankincense and the dark red powder janitors used to sweep floors – … Continue reading
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My name is Winona…
My name is Winona and I’m a writer. Queue the assembled, in unison: “Hi, Winona!” If it sounds like an Alcoholics Anonymous intro, there’s a reason. Writing is an addiction. If I don’t write, I get miserable. I get depressed. … Continue reading
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