Ashley Balcazar, who interviewed me about my CNF for American Literary Review, just read THE MISSING GIRL and had some nice things to say about it on Facebook: "That one will stick with you long after you finish it." When I thanked her and said it was very different from my CNF, she elaborated: "It was such a chillingly beautiful read. It's definitely different than the creative nonfiction I read, but it still feels very much true to your themes of breaking silences and recovering lost voices. I love the second-person perspective and the way it challenges prevailing narratives about violence against women. And I just started working on a lesson on polyphony for my fall class. I want to introduce my students to 'My Blue Heaven!'" Struggling with revisions for the chapter on the federal asylum for Native Americans; I've had the separate segments laid out on the dining room table for a few days now. I thought I was stalled, but I've had a few ideas at odd moments, so the problem may be gestating in my unconscious. Yesterday I read over the chapter on serial murderer Lizzie Halliday, who absolutely obsessed me when I wrote about her. That chapter went through more revisions than any other. ![]() I'm fascinated by this picture, and this newspaper clip as well. Lizzie was suspected of Jack the Ripper's murders ( and may have fomented that suspicion, while also denying it). And who are these women she claims had been dismembered and thrown into the Hudson? I couldn't find any evidence for them. Comments are closed.
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