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Writers' Room of Boston

Writers' Room of Boston

The Existential Crisis of Multiple Timelines

by 2019 Ivan Gold Fellow, Aube Rey Lescure

Oct 3, 2019

Oct 3, 2019

Writers' Room of Boston

On Sunday, President Donald Trump tweeted that four American freshmen Congresswomen should “go…

This isn’t the first time Trump has used racist and divisive tactics to vilify and intimidate the opposition, but this offense hit…

Jul 30, 2019

Jul 30, 2019

Writers' Room of Boston

Are we Doomed? The Risks of Writing about Family

“When a writer is born into a family, the family is doomed,” -Czesław Miłosz

May 27, 2019

May 27, 2019

Writers' Room of Boston

Exploring the Definition of Home

Around the time I began my application to the Gish Jen Fellowship with the Writers’ Room of Boston, my Tía Monica sent me an old photo she…

May 13, 2019

Exploring the Definition of Home

May 13, 2019

Writers' Room of Boston

Dangerous Friends

There is a curious and not quite consciously planned pattern in my novel’s first draft — at three different stages in the book, the…

Apr 15, 2019

Apr 15, 2019

Writers' Room of Boston

Tips for the Traveling Writer

I’ve been away from the Room the last couple of weeks, traveling for my honeymoon. As we move from place to place, I try to steal moments…

Oct 29, 2018

Oct 29, 2018

Writers' Room of Boston

What Kind of Fiction IS This?

The following is the reprise of a conversation between myself and my sister-in-law. Joanna resides in Portland, OR, home of Powell’s Books…

Oct 22, 2018

What Kind of Fiction IS This?

Oct 22, 2018

Writers' Room of Boston

Reflecting on Baldwin

“To accept one’s past — one’s history — is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.” — James Baldwin, “The Fire…

Oct 16, 2018

Oct 16, 2018

Writers' Room of Boston

Fable is the Form That Lets Us Look But Not Touch

Presently, fairy tales and fable are not just having a moment, as they tend to do from time to time, but an especially rich and deep one…

Oct 8, 2018

Oct 8, 2018

Writers' Room of Boston

Measuring Progress

Twenty-seven thousand, five hundred — that’s my estimate for how many words I’ve written six months into my time at the WROB and nearing…

Sep 24, 2018

Sep 24, 2018

Writers' Room of Boston

Writers' Room of Boston

The Writers’ Room of Boston is an urban writers’ retreat committed to providing a quiet, affordable, and secure workspace for Boston-area writers.

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