The Strega's Story

A blog about one writer's life and literary adventures. A "strega" is an Italian folk healer; my great-grandmother was one, and my book explores her life, and much more. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of Ms. Strega, and specific facts about my life may be altered at times for confidentiality.

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This blog is about my book, The Strega's Story, which is partially a memoir, partially historical fiction based heavily on truth, of my Italian-American family. I have an MFA in Creative Writing and my work has appeared in Poetry, Quarry West, Onthebus, Chattahoochee Review, Blue Mesa Review, Comstock Review, Saranac Review, and many other journals. I am a lecturer in English at the same university from which I received my MFA.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Back Again

Back at school, teaching comp and creative writing. Amazing students, as always, lots of work already. I'm glad for another semester; the campus seems particularly beautiful right now and I feel that sense of the seasonal wheel turning again and the sense of rightness about being in the classroom. There's been the usual PowerPoint and other mishaps, but mostly I am doing fine.

I am currently on the last leg of my novel The Pleasure Palace, and it should be ready to send off in a couple of months (including time for edits). I'm really happy about its progress and it is quite fun to sit down with something in which I can run free with my particular brand of humor. I will miss it when it's done, but there is always the sequel (this will be a three-part series, loosely).

That's all for this week!

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