Lucky I started ahead of time because it's already more than two weeks since my birthday, and I haven't gotten around to reading any more short stories. I did, however, read Marlene Van Niekerk's Agaat which absolutely blew my mind, and was over 600 pages long. So, I don't feel too bad. Second story - one… Continue reading Short story 2: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Cell One
Author: Jenthorpewrites
I'm a creative writer from Cape Town, South Africa
Short Story 1: Kazuo Ishiguro, Crooner
It seemed like a good idea to start my short story reading project with the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Kazuo Ishiguro. If I'm going to learn anything from reading short stories, a Nobel Prize is probably a good place to start. It also seemed like a good idea to start my… Continue reading Short Story 1: Kazuo Ishiguro, Crooner
What a year! 75% and counting.
I can't believe it's October. Only a quarter of the year left to meet all the goals that were set at the beginning of the year. Now that we're 75 percent done with 2017, I thought it would be cool to reflect on some of the fun things that I've been working on this year,… Continue reading What a year! 75% and counting.
Two weeks in France
I have had the extreme good fortune of being in France for the past two weeks at the CAMAC residency that I was crowdfunded / French Consulate funded to attend. As I've said similarly in a postcard that I'll send to a friend this week: I'm basically in Beauty and the Beast. With less beast… Continue reading Two weeks in France
The Other Stories Podcast, featuring moi!
In March when I was at the Vermont Studio Centre I was interviewed by Ilana Masad, creator of The Other Stories podcast. Ilana is an Israeli-American fiction writer, book critic, essayist, and editor for hire. Ilana and I chatted about The Peculiars, and some new projects I'm working on, all from the comfort of our… Continue reading The Other Stories Podcast, featuring moi!
A month ’til France!
This time next month I start my two-month residency at the Camac Art Centre. Exciting! In an ideal world I'd be brushing up on my French and increasing my wine consumption to prepare. In real life I'm working away to make sure I can take that time to sit and write, 8 hours per day, 6 days… Continue reading A month ’til France!
