My father thought a novel was a broken short story. There's something to that. Many of my favorite novels are novellas. The authors of brief things must reckon with the precision of language.
Film maker Andi Olsen has a wonderful short film called Where the Smiling Ends. She waited at the Trevi Fountain in Rome and filmed the tourists only… - Samantha Hunt
Film maker Andi Olsen has a wonderful short film called Where the Smiling Ends. She waited at the Trevi Fountain in Rome and filmed the tourists only…
- Samantha Hunt
I live with deer and coyotes. Lyme ticks are a daily concern and mystery, but, yes, what do they mean? I don't know yet. But I'd rather point out the… - Samantha Hunt
I live with deer and coyotes. Lyme ticks are a daily concern and mystery, but, yes, what do they mean? I don't know yet. But I'd rather point out the…
I think I write mostly about death and so it is interesting to hear how often people think I'm writing about pregnancy and birth. Though of course th… - Samantha Hunt
I think I write mostly about death and so it is interesting to hear how often people think I'm writing about pregnancy and birth. Though of course th…
One book that has meant much to my writing is W.G. Sebald's The Emigrants. He uses a photograph of Vladimir Nabokov hunting butterflies in a similar … - Samantha Hunt
One book that has meant much to my writing is W.G. Sebald's The Emigrants. He uses a photograph of Vladimir Nabokov hunting butterflies in a similar …
The lion's share of my work is revision, 85%? I revise forever, combing over lines, listening and listening to them in different hours and moods so t… - Samantha Hunt
The lion's share of my work is revision, 85%? I revise forever, combing over lines, listening and listening to them in different hours and moods so t…
Discourse about motherhood is chillingly narrow-minded. It's a tool the patriarchy uses, of course. So people complain about their kids or they compl… - Samantha Hunt
Discourse about motherhood is chillingly narrow-minded. It's a tool the patriarchy uses, of course. So people complain about their kids or they compl…
I am surprisingly optimistic, though lately that's been hard to maintain. Art and slow, small, close gestures help remind me of my optimism. - Samantha Hunt
I am surprisingly optimistic, though lately that's been hard to maintain. Art and slow, small, close gestures help remind me of my optimism.
I like the night. I like a slight terror to remind me how precious life is. Like I was sleeping with my smallest child and there were crazy coyotes h… - Samantha Hunt
I like the night. I like a slight terror to remind me how precious life is. Like I was sleeping with my smallest child and there were crazy coyotes h…
There is nothing more important to our survival, nothing more dignified than learning how to take care of others, how to serve and teach people with … - Samantha Hunt
There is nothing more important to our survival, nothing more dignified than learning how to take care of others, how to serve and teach people with …
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