lark benobiinThe Writing CooperativeWriting in the Time of TrumpI want to tell you something surprising. I want to tell you how Donald Trump has changed my writing forever, and in wonderful, empowering…Sep 29, 2018Sep 29, 2018
lark benobiinCracked RealityWhat to Read in a Time of TrumpSometimes words from another age can offer solace to us in the presentSep 12, 2018Sep 12, 2018
lark benobiinCracked RealityTIME for some ALTERNATIVE ESCAPIST LITERATURE, don’t you think?Do you wake up every day as I do, to a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when clouds hang oppressively low in the…Sep 7, 2018Sep 7, 2018
lark benobiinCracked RealityNovels that Slap You AroundMost authors want their readers to feel safe enough to turn the next page.Sep 1, 2018Sep 1, 2018
lark benobiinCracked RealityOn the unique organic pleasure of reading Downdrift: An Eco-FictionFor those who have the willingness to let the a story flow past at its own pace, the novel offers a unique take on the state of the earthJun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
lark benobiinThe Writing CooperativeIs your scene stuck? Here is one, magic sentence to get it going againWe've all been there, at that horrifying moment when we realize that we're bored by our own writing. Here's a way to get unstuck.Jun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
lark benobiinThe Writing CooperativeGood Writing Doesn’t Care What You Think of ItOne day you might sit down to write and you are delighted to discover that your words are taking flight —indeed the words are flying so…Jun 6, 20181Jun 6, 20181
lark benobiinCracked RealityThe Magnificent Mystery of Oneiron by Laura LindstedtSome books leave me speechless at the end. I mean this quite literally. I’m not making a metaphorical “there are no words” comment about…Jun 6, 2018Jun 6, 2018
lark benobiinCracked Realitythe politics of art, II: fiction for ruthless timesPolitically-oriented social realism, with a focus on the working poor, has not been trending for some time, and that's too badJun 2, 2018Jun 2, 2018
lark benobiinCracked RealityArt Taught Me How to ReadJust lately I’ve tried reading novels the way I might visit an art exhibit. When I visit an art exhibit I have no need to make steady…May 8, 20182May 8, 20182