Friday, May 27, 2011
Interview with N. Scott Momaday
I would really be interested in listening to N. Scott Momaday. Would he be as crazy all over the place in conversation as in his writing? I would like to ask for his clarification on his essay, "The Man Made of Words". I might ask, "have you ever experienced something like this, and is that why you chose to write this?" (with the underlying question being, "Mr. Momaday, have you ever smoked something?") I do not mean to take anything away from his work, but I am merely curious as to how one comes about writing such strange and complex pieces without loosing focus in the actual act of writing.
So now I ask, what would YOU want to know about his work, his writing style, or what inspired him?
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Week 6 Prompt
Sorry Everyone! I posted this on May 7th, but did not post it in the right spot! I posted it under my name instead of Blog 5.
Prompt 2: What Makes A Story
Janice Gould's Visit
Sunday, May 15, 2011
With Six Words
"For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." was the six word short story that Ernest Hemingway wrote. This constitutes to a story and people can interpret it any way they want. With only six words, you can have a beginning, middle and end. A six word story gets to straight to the main point and people interpret it depending on their personal perspectives and views about different subjects. My personal interpretation of this story was that someone was selling baby shoes because they did not have any used of it especially since it was never worn. Then I also thought about maybe a baby did not fit the shoes therefore the shoes were being sold. This shows that short stories allow multiply meanings for the person reading it which allows them to be curious to what the real story is actually about.
The little things make me smile.
We are ready, the journey begins.