Earth’s future is uninhabitable
I feel like I’ve just come back from a long trip to the future, and returned, and I’m stricken. I finished reading […]
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Giving back to the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
This year I served as the initial judge/reader in poetry for the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Literary Prize contest. Thank you, Johnna Schmidt, for […]
Read moreThe power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
Read moreThat’s a wrap on AWP 2017
Wow. AWP is over. I am exhausted, and sick (who gave me this cold?!), and heartened by the writing community I’m a […]
Read moreInterview in Crack the Spine
I was recently interviewed in Crack the Spine’s Wordsmith series! They asked me how long I’ve been writing, what my greatest challenge […]
Read more2016 reflections
Some 2016 accomplishments I’m proud of: Bottlecap Press published my book On that one-way trip to Mars. More of my disability-themed poetry was […]
Read moreWhat is #OwnYourOwn?
The #OwnYourOwn hashtag has taken off this week. It’s a space on Twitter to encourage and inspire marginalized writers. It’s a call to #OwnYourOwn voice, #OwnYourOwn dreams, #OwnYourOwn […]
Read moreThe dreaded reading — and how not to suck at it
D.C. science fiction writer Tara Campbell recently wrote an article in the Washington Independent Review of Books encouraging silent writers to go […]
Read moreGotta’ have that grit. Gotta’ have that hustle
If you’re trying to get your art or writing published in literary magazines, you should really read Lincoln Michel’s Ultimate Guide to […]
Read more‘Cemetario General’ in Cacti Fur
My poem “Cemetario General” was published in Cacti Fur. I wrote this poem in Chile, while traveling through that beautiful land of […]
Read moreAn Approach to Teaching Poetry With Afghan Women Writers
On March 29, in a Saturday morning panel at the 2014 Split This Rock poems of provocation and witness poetry festival, the […]
Read moreLearning from the greats: Reaction to Chapter 9 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 9: The Classics APRIL 15, 2011 To be a reporter, to be a good reporter, one has to have a passion […]
Read moreIsraeli philosophy professor influenced by childhood, writes about personhood to understand Holocaust
Marlena Chertock APRIL 13, 2011 Yoram Lubling always wanted to write. His undergraduate major was journalism. But after graduating, he never went […]
Read moreReporting on disasters and crisis: Reaction to Chapter 8 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 8: Terrorism, war and disasters Writing about terrorism, war and disasters is tricky, has to be accurate and on tight deadlines […]
Read moreWriting to show: Reaction to Chapter 7 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 7: The Profile and Feature Story Feature and profile writing has been called the art of journalism, the art of journalistic […]
Read moreRead, talk to people and don’t wait for press releases to find good stories
Director of Elon University News Bureau Eric Townsend offers communications students writing advice *** Eric Townsend on finding good stories
Read moreWriting to Explain, to Understand: Reaction to Chapter 5 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 5: Explanatory Journalism and Business Writing MARCH 10, 2011 Explanatory journalism is when a reporter writes to explain a topic, issue […]
Read moreInforming the public of crime, the courts and abuses of power: Reaction to Chapter 4 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 4: Crime and Courts MARCH 4, 2011 The fourth chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers an understanding of how to […]
Read moreWorking the beat: Reaction to Chapter 2 of ‘America’s Best Newspaper Writing’
Chapter 2: Local Reporting and Beats The second chapter of “America’s Best Newspaper Writing” offers a nice introduction to local reporting and […]
Read more‘Become a producer of meaning’: Author Rebecca Solnit discusses writing about disasters at Elon University
Marlena Chertock FEB. 21, 2011 When Rebecca Solnit took a year off from her job in 1988 to write a book, she […]
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