Monthly Archives: May 2014

When I was an ardent young intellectual in the early ’90s, I took a class on Modernist Women Writers with the poet Kathleen Fraser at SFSU. One of our assignments was to do “a close reading” of our writer of … Continue reading →

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Gabriella West | 1 Comment

Queerly Beloved: a review

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Gabriella West

I’ve always been fascinated by gender diversity. A memoir has just been published that explores what happens when one partner in a long-term lesbian relationship transitions to being a man. What surprised me about Queerly Beloved (Bold Strokes Books, May 2014, $9.99 … Continue reading →

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So You Want To Make A Living Writing? 13 Harsh Truths.

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Gabriella West

Disclaimer: I haven’t read Bob Mayer’s books, but I always like his trenchant advice. Nos. 8 and 9 on this list particularly spoke to me.

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