Monthly Archives: February 2009

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Lin Ennis

I’m an avid reader, so I was stunned a few years back at a seminar in which one of the exercises was, “Write down the title of your favorite book.” The question wasn’t unusual. That I could think of only … Continue reading →

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This Is My Brain on Paper

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Lin Ennis

I remember the first time I read of someone forcing words onto the page. The phrasing expressed the push-pull of the writing experience, as though the paper and writer were in a tug of war. In a knot writers believe … Continue reading →

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