Observations from the Ottoman – After the Call
By Stacey Graham What happens after the confetti is swept up, the champagne drunk, and the silent glaring from other writers fade after you receive “The…
Observations from the Ottoman: Writing is like beach flick
By Stacey Graham Writing is like A 1950s teenage beach flick, except with more flirting and less friendly dolphins. Let me explain: 1. You…
The Trough of Disillusionment and the Writing Cycle
By Stacey Graham I live among geeks. Five daughters and a husband all snarled within technology and its sleek designs butt up against my bookish ways…
Observations from the Ottoman – Red Rover, Red Rover
By Stacey Graham I’ve always known that I was a wee bit…different from the rest of my cohorts in the first grade. I didn’t realize that…
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