Monthly Archives: December 2020

Mid-Week Field Notes

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: For my “Artist Date” this week, I engaged in an evening of “Soul Collage.” I created eleven cards that I can use as prompts for my writing. You basically find images that speak to you … Continue reading →

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Thursday Links

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Here are this week’s links: From Tablet: “A Holocaust Fairy Tale from France“ Looking for something to do on Christmas Eve? Join the Jewish Review of Books Dec. 24 interview with historian Sarah Abrevaya Stein, author of Suitcases Full of … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: In preparation for my year-end assessment, I’ve gone through my notebooks of Amherst writing from March to the beginning of December: Poetry: 64 poems, including contributions to my YA contemporary novel in verse and my … Continue reading →

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Thursday Links

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Here are this week’s links: From the Association of Jewish Libraries: AJL PRESENTS: The Sydney Taylor Real and Mock Book AwardsWednesday, January 6, 2021 at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ETThis event is sponsored by AJL’s SSCPL Division. All members and non-members … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: Serendipity strikes again. I mentioned Erica Goss‘s newsletter last week and bought a book from Dos Madros Press. The press was promoting the work of Prague poet Lucien Zell. I wondered: Was that the ex-pat … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Field Notes

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: Inspired by Newspaper Blackout, a collection of “found” poems by Austin Kleon, I’m going to try my hand at them. I have a theme in mind. I’m trying to see if I can get access … Continue reading →

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Thursday Links

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Trying out a new feature: offering The Whole Megillah readers some useful links: From Trish Hopkinson, “9 Literary Magazines Seeking Volunteer Readers & Why You’d Want to Participate” at Authors Publish From Allison K. Williams at Brevity, “Freshening Up” about … Continue reading →

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Mid-Week Notes

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Barbara Krasner

Three quick things this week: Still following the “rules” set out by Susan Shapiro in The Byline Bible. I got no reaction to my pitch from two weeks ago, so I sent a follow-up today.  I was contacted by a … Continue reading →

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