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It’s All Just Too Painful
It’s All Just Too Painful
When writing memoir becomes an emotional burden
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Aug 4
I’ve Never Read It
I’ve Never Read It
Reaction to the New York Times’s “Best Books of the 21st Century”
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Jul 13
Rejected by The Paris Review
Rejected by The Paris Review
Joining the the cult of writers who were told “no thanks.”
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
May 28
The Purest Form of Writing
The Purest Form of Writing
What happens when each morning you type on an old Smith-Corona
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Apr 4
Theme and Plot in Memoir
Theme and Plot in Memoir
When to consider these elements and when to to say “the hell with them.”
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Feb 4
In Praise of the Modern Short Story
In Praise of the Modern Short Story
Why the often misjudged genre might be the perfect literary form
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Jun 15
Building a Writer Shed: Redux
Building a Writer Shed: Redux
Eight years of writing and creating in the shed
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Feb 27
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Pastoral Suite
Pastoral Suite
A Writer Shed Review for National Poetry Month
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Apr 1
The Wisdom of the Willow
The Wisdom of the Willow
A Writer Shed Review
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Apr 10
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David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Apr 5, 2021
The Reading
The Reading
A Writer Shed Review
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Jan 19, 2023
Lost for Words by Martin Wells
Lost for Words by Martin Wells
A Writer Shed Review
David W. Berner, The Writer Shed
Jan 14, 2023
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