Whew, back from an interesting week; in the first half, Kathryn Greenhill was visiting Equinox and GPLS, which was great fun; Sandy and I sped up to Atlanta late Sunday afternoon. We then zoomed back Wednesday so I could flap my wings and fly to Vancouver to present (and meet some Evergreeners) at the British [...]
Before this gets completely stale! Literary essays accepted for publication: 3 Literary submissions rejected: 7 [Note: should be much higher; this means I didn't submit enough.] Literary essays included in “Best Of” anthologies or nominated for the Pushcart Prize: 2 New essays started: 4 New essays completed: 1 Essays in SubmissionLand as of 12/28/30 12/28/08: [...]
(Note: I’ve weighed in over on NPR about Obama selecting Rick Warren to give the invocation at the inauguration. I disagree with Obama’s choice, but I’m still hopeful about Obama’s administration.) Want to share the gift of my writing? Of course you do! This year I had essays appearing in The Best Creative Nonfiction Volume [...]
I have had so many ideas rolling around in my head, and so much catch-up time, that I’ve been stumped every time I open WordPress. So I’m pushing out the first idea in case it’s like the piece of paper caught in the printer, holding up everything else. I get asked how I like being [...]
If the peer-review process isn’t working well, how do we fix it? 1. Start a professional conversation among concerned colleagues. 2. Publish articles in formal and informal forums. 3. Publish an entire issue of a peer-reviewed journal — the Journal of Access Services — where the sole contributor is the Annoyed Librarian. The third answer [...]
Emily at My Place Of Work took this great picture of me, and I thought since some of you haven’t met me in person (or know me from several hair colors ago) you might want to see what I look like, particularly in the hands of a good photographer. This week, in between conferences, I [...]
Next Monday, off to Computers in Libraries I go, hey-ho. It’s a turn-and-burn; I leave that Friday for IA Summit, so I’m arriving at CiL Monday afternoon and departing 24 hours later, after honchoing the way-cool session, Woepac to Wowpac. Some of us presenting at CiL have expressed dismay, if not disbelief, that CiL would [...]
Our friend Gail just received a kidney/pancreas, after what felt like a decades-long wait. If you “mean to” get around to ensuring you’re a donor, please do it. Someone’s decision gave Gail a new lease on life. Bookmark to:
This is a bread-and-butter post to update people on my travel schedule for the next several months. Are you attending any of these events? Let’s do coffee/breakfast/lunch/dinner/cocktails!(At some point in this schedule I’m also taking a long weekend with Sandy to celebrate her birthday. We’re not sure where or when, but probably New York or [...]
Mississippi, that is, for the Mid-South Creative Nonfiction Conference. By all reports a charming town, with a great bookstore and several good restaurants. This is my first vacation by myself in over fifteen years — since I met Sandy –and it seemed like a good idea at the time, but I now feel a little [...]
