Maybe by Sean McCann Sean McCann is a writer from upstate New York very much interested and passionate about concepts, poetry and language. He finds it interesting how people often package contradictory words to convey messages, and that is what…
Archives for July 2012
Rejection: Coping with Disappointment
Artwork: Maybe by Sean McCann Last week, I had a particularly horrific interview for a PhD. By the time I’d recovered from the shock of being annihilated by a seemingly friendly academic panel and bought close to my weight in…
For Writers: Keeping the End in Sight
In case I haven’t mentioned it—and I’m pretty sure I have—I recently finished the first draft of my novel. Until then, I’d found writing easy, lovely, pleasant. Then I spent eighteen months embroiled in a war with my own head…
Literary Fads
First, there was Twilight, the sparkly vampire phenomenon that seemed to come from nowhere. Now there’s Fifty Shades of Grey, the “erotic” novel that has the nation gripped. Once in a while, these literary fads appear. Which leaves writers like…
Essay: Republic of the Sun by Yelena Dubrovina
REPUBLIC OF THE SUN Brief Overview of Russian Poetry in Exile Part I “First Wave” of Russian Émigré Poetry (1917-1945) by Yelena Dubrovina In layman’s language you won’t say as much, As you’ll express in your poetic language….
Is Happiness Bad for Your Writing?
I’ve heard many people say that sadness, bad moods and down days help them in their writing. The idea that sad people write beautiful things and that happy people don’t write with depth seems prevalent in some online communities. In…