Public Lives/Private Lives

22nd March 2008 with 1 Comment

The fourth annual PEN World Voices: The New York Festival of International Literature will take place 29th April to 4th May 2008. This year’s theme of Public Lives/Private Lives could hardly be more timely. How do we draw a line between our private and public selves? When must we tell private stories for the public [...]

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Five Questions: Stack

19th August 2006 with 1 Comment

1. Why do you blog?
Basically because I enjoy writing. I enjoy sounding off about things and sharing stuff I have found interesting. I also see it as a kind of preparation for some ‘real writing’. It gets me writing on a regular basis.
2. Which author and/or book has most influenced you?
This answer would change over [...]

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