The Daily Struggle
Lord knows the world has changed since I wrote this talk, but when the world falls to pieces around us, especially when the world falls to pieces, writers will still…
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Wendy MacLeod
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Wendy MacLeod is the James E. Michael Playwright-in-Residence at Kenyon College. Her latest play is Women in Jeopardy! and she contributed to Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays. She's been published in the New York Times, Salon, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and POETRY magazine.
The Big Book Club
There are books on the NEA’s list that I haven’t read and undoubtedly should read—but unless I’ve made a New Year’s resolution, I prefer to stumble upon my next book.
Mourning the Book
I expected to feel a sense of accomplishment when I finished Wallace Stegner's "Angle of Repose," but instead I felt lost, grief-stricken. It was a mixture of sadness for the main character and a fear that I might yet ruin my own life—but mostly I wanted to be back in the middle of that book.