Month: January 2007

January 11, 2007

>UTV Days 5 and 6

>Tuesday was a light day. We workshopped in the morning–my second submission from the new novel was discussed, along with an excerpt from another…
January 8, 2007

>UTV Days 3 and 4

>The workshop proper began on Sunday afternoon when we met to discuss three stories, including my submission which is the opening of my rough…
January 6, 2007

>UTV Days 1 and 2

>Friday was an introductory day for Under the Volcano, as people drifted in from all over. I arrived at Las Golondrinas about 2pm, having…
January 4, 2007

>Reading on the Road

>It’s a little hard to keep up with literary activities on the road, even though internet access is pretty easy. (There are Internet cafes…
January 3, 2007

>The New Yorker: "On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan

>Edward and Florence are a proper young couple, just married, honeymooning at the beach, and both anticipating what is to come, although one with…
January 2, 2007

>The New Yorker: "Monkey Hill" by Paul Theroux

>Audie and Beth are a wealthy American couple who like to travel, but they are in India and have seen nothing of it. They…
January 1, 2007

>Not much to report . . .

>Happy New Year! Mexico City is quit today, with hardly anything open. I was surprised to stumble upon this Internet cafe in my wanderings….
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