Category Archives: Writing
Victims Of Ted Bundy: The Chapbook
The chapbooks are officially for sale here! I could not be more excited. They just arrived in the mail on Monday. You should go here and buy one! Or send the link to someone who might be interested. If you … Continue reading
Places to Write: Brooklyn, Part II
There are some new wonderful coffee shops in Brooklyn (Park Slope to be specific) and an old one rediscovered. Konditori 186 Fifth Avenue (Next to Sackett/Berkley Place) The first Brooklyn location of Konditori (there is also one in Manhatten on … Continue reading
On Research
As an undergraduate I studied history and classical civilizations. I focused on roman culture and the World Wars. I did not like researching particularly. Although It was something I found myself doing frequently. Of course as a voracious reader I … Continue reading
Selected Victims of Ted Bundy: Washington State and Oregon
The following blurb appears on the back of my chapbook. I am very pleased with it. “If there ever was a sharp-edged blend of investigative journalism and poetry, this is it. The writing of these spare poems meant the reading … Continue reading
Chapbook
Thomas Lux, a poet and wonderful teacher, has a wonderful Chapbook press, called Jeanne Duvall Editions. They publish an average of two chapbooks a year. They all have a similar layout, they are simple but with nice touches like vellum. … Continue reading
On Author Names
My name in till recently has been Caitlin Thomson. “Thomson without a P.” A line I have repeated many times, and will live to repeat many more. When I was younger, people would often try and convince me that I … Continue reading
Balancing Writing
In literary circles, the discussion of a writing life almost always involves frustration with writing and time. Time is something almost everyone seems to be lacking in when it comes to writing, because life requires balance, but it also demands … Continue reading
Killer Verse
Killer Verse is an anthology of poems about murder and Mayham. It was edited by the poets Kurt Brown and Harold Schechter, for Everyman’s Library, which is published by Knopf. It is a great, varied anthology that includes formal versed, … Continue reading
Prose for Poet’s (Part 1)
Even as a child, I read a lot, averaging about a book a day. Now the books I read tend to be much longer and since my time is more limited, I usually read about a hundred books a year. … Continue reading