Hello all! I can't believe it's been so long since my introduction on the site. I have been interviewing for and just received a new job at my company. My focus has been there and now that I'm settled on a new position, I can sit down here on Writers Rising and write thoughtfully.
One thing I've been thinking more about is writing fiction. I've been writing some short essays, descriptions really, of people I encounter in New York. On the subway, in coffee shops, on the street, as I'm waiting for the elevator. It's helping me keep my ears wide open.
Here is a link to one of these essays that I've been working on. I'd love to know what you think!
Christa, I really enjoyed this little vignette. The characters are well drawn and believable, the dialogue strong and the story sad and touching. Very real.
ReplyDeleteI would be interested in contributing to Writers Rising. A sample of my writing can be found in my latest post at: http://kbxmas.blogspot.com/2010/02/lost-in-kansas-planet-earth.html
ReplyDeleteMy email is kbxmas@hotmail.com
Thanks, Kristin
Christa-Can you post your essay directly onto Writers Rising? I don't think it's too long and you may receive more comments if we have direct access to it. Thanks, Katherine
ReplyDeleteKristin-Looking forward to your posts on WR
ReplyDeleteWow! I really enjoyed your story. I loved the character descriptions and the flow of your thoughts intertwined with them. Imagine all the people on trains and streets and all their thoughts-what a cacophony if they were audible!
ReplyDeleteSure thing, Kathy! Will do :) Thanks for asking - I was worried it was too long!
ReplyDeletethanks, Heather - every morning on my way to work I wonder what all the people on the subway are going through. I'm reminded that we're all "going through it" as a friend of mine say. We go underground to the subway and it's amazing the emotions and pieces of lives that bubble to the surface.
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