BY CHRIS ALTROCK From ages seven through ten, my twin brother Craig and I spent the dying moments of each daylight on our living room couch. In front of us was the brick fireplace that burned from October through March. To the left stood a freezer-sized television with a large aluminum antenna, reminiscent of the […]
BY LIZ MATTHEWS Inspired by National Novel Writing month a.k.a. NaNoWriMo (which challenges writers to write 50,000 words during the month of November), and Jami Attenberg’s 1,000 words of summer (1,000 words a day for two straight weeks), our challenge is to write 500 words every weekday in July. Why? We all need some accountability […]