Author Archives: Lindsey Crittenden

Writing Under the Influence

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

I’ve blogged about Jane before, and I’m doing it again. Jane Eyre, that is. I’ve been thinking about her because I’ve just finished The Flight of Gemma Hardy, Margot Livesey’s take on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel. (Livesey herself calls it … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, reading, writing | Tagged " Edith Wharton, "Roman Fever, Angela Carter, Bloody Chamber, Bluebeard, Charlotte Bronte, Chekhov, Gogol, Jane Eyre, Joyce Carol Oates, Lady with a Pet Dog, Lindsey Crittenden, madwoman in the attic, Margot Livesey, Mrs. Ansley, Mrs. Slade, narrative, plot, Red Riding Hood, Soviet Russia, story ideas, T. C. Boyle, The FLight of Gemma Hardy, The Overcoat | Comments Off

The Surprise of What We Knew All Along

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

Oops. I forgot to post last Friday. I’ve cut down from every week to every-other-week, as some of readers may have noticed—but this is the first time since beginning this blog 18 months ago that I’ve completely forgotten. Last Friday, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Bush v Gore, death of a parent, grief, hanging chads, Lindsey Crittenden, mother, mother's death, nudists beach, October 26, sea anemones, SF GIants, stage IV cancer, starfish, Stinson Beach, UAL flight 93, World Series | 3 Comments

Cleansing the Palate

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

Last night, at a reading in Sausalito at the wonderful Why There Are Words series curated by Peg Alford Pursell, I ran into a former student. We chatted during the break, and she told me that since taking my class, … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, reading, writing | Tagged " Publishers Weekly, Archie, Best American Essays, comic books, essay collections, essayer, flash fiction, Flash Gordon, Lindsey Crittenden, Mademoiselle, Mary Cantwell, MFA programs, palate cleansers, Peg Alford Pursell, personal essays, Robert Atwan, short shorts, short-short stories, sorbet, Top Ten Essays, Why There Are Words | 2 Comments

Vacation Reading, Part 2

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

Six months ago, I posted about vacation and what books to bring along. Since then, we’ve chosen a destination and leave in three days. I’ve been stacking up books for weeks. A few are the ones I thought of back … Continue reading →

Posted in reading | Tagged A House With No Roof, Alexander Book Company, books, Caroline Paul, Cheryl Strayed, Diane Keaton, Donna Leon, FIghting FIre, French Revolution, Henry James, Huston Smith, Julian Barnes, Lindsey C, Lindsey Crittenden, Margot Livesey, Nadine Gordimer, Portrait of a Lady, reading, Rebecca WIlson, Sense of an Ending, The FLight of Gemma Hardy, The Pickup, Then Again, To the Lighthouse, vacation reading, VIrginia Woolf, Why Religion Matters, Wild | 2 Comments

Rediscovering Rilke

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

this post is a slightly edited version of a post that appeared on August 20, 2012, on the Good Letters blog In college, I took a yearlong class on Western Civilization. Certain images stand out: reading Oedipus Rex on the … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, prayer, reading, spirituality, teaching | Tagged Anita Barrows, Book of Hours, centering prayer, Father Thomas Keating, German language, Good Letters, Joanna Macy, Letters to a Young Poet, Lindsey Crittenden, poetry, prayer, quoting Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke, The Water Will Hold You, To Rome With Love | 2 Comments

Author Archives: Lindsey Crittenden

Writing Under the Influence

The Surprise of What We Knew All Along

Cleansing the Palate

Vacation Reading, Part 2

Rediscovering Rilke

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