Joyce ThompsonSurvival by Fiction: the novel versus the novel corona virusWelcome to climate Armageddon. I’ve moved downstairs to write because we just had a 3.46 earthquake, the 12th this week and the first one…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Joyce ThompsonHere in OaklandHere in the flats No-sound sounds apocalyptic. The sky’s bone white Air color’s the gift of the smoke of many fires, a reactionary force…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Joyce ThompsonDialog: Talking Heads on Bodies Made of WordsIn memoir as in fiction, dialog is more eau de speech than it is transcript, a distilled approximation of the real thing.Jul 16, 20201Jul 16, 20201
Joyce ThompsonHow America Got This Way: David Talbot Shines Light into the Heart of DarknessWhile you’re locked down by a virus with no respect for national borders, under the thumb of a president with little respect for human…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Joyce ThompsonSaid the BirdsMorning birds singing as they have not for 20 years. The virus came and said, Thou motherfuckers shalt stop trashing the planet. We all…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
Joyce ThompsonDonutsSure, I can see the advantages of staying neutral in the face of human suffering, I just can’t do it. Every time I try to build up a good…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Joyce ThompsonThe Recovered Self: A Hero(ine)’s JourneyThe genres we humans practice are less silos than strands, at least in the hands of skilled weavers. Case in point is veteran novelist Ann…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
Joyce ThompsoninThe StartupFiction-Writing as Trance Possession: Conscience Place and Story MindIn a conversation with my son this week, the term “neurological diversity” arose. It entered the room courtesy of Greta Thornburg in…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
Joyce ThompsonHow a One-Term Warren Presidency Can Save AmericaFirst, let’s talk about the inherent value of a one-term presidency. Twenty-two of our presidents served a single term or less. Fourteen…Sep 16, 2019Sep 16, 2019