Not long after my debut novel, Telling Sonny, was published last December, my cousin Anne asked me if I would do a presentation to her local chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic organization that provides college scholarships to women. Before each meeting, the group has a program featuring a talk by a successful woman--and … Continue reading A Trip to Vermont: Connecting to the P.E.O. Sisterhood
A Deceptively Simple Poem . . .
. . . to ponder. At this time in my life, I feel a kinship with Robert Frost because both New Hampshire and Vermont claim him as their own. Both states lay equal claim to me as well. I hope you enjoy his meditation on "Fragmentary Blue."
The Chet Arthur Five Play Jeffersonville: Some Thoughts on Verisimilitude
And here I thought I had this verisimilitude thing down. I even remember Tony Ardizzone's lecture on it from the first fiction workshop I took with him at Old Dominion University. (Never mind how long ago that was.) For straight realistic fiction to engage the reader, it needs to be like real life, to suggest … Continue reading The Chet Arthur Five Play Jeffersonville: Some Thoughts on Verisimilitude
Foliate Oak Publication!
I hope you'll check out my latest publication, "Norman Archambault Meets His New Neighbor," appearing in Foliate Oak Literary Magazine. I'm particularly pleased that Foliate Oak chose to publish the story because it deals with a clash of cultures in Vermont that I've been interested in since high school. The story is my first publication … Continue reading Foliate Oak Publication!
Elizabeth Gauffreau 