Comments for ZYZZYVA http://www.zyzzyva.org The last word: West Coast writers and artists. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The Great (and Good) Cross-Pollination of American Literature by Naomi J. Williams http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/02/22/the-great-and-good-cross-pollination-of-american-literature/#comment-1951 Naomi J. Williams Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:10:01 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1910#comment-1951 Wonderful final line about cross-pollination making everything stronger. Hear, hear! Looking forward to seeing the "somewhat magical multigenerational novel about the Jews of Cairo." Wonderful final line about cross-pollination making everything stronger. Hear, hear! Looking forward to seeing the “somewhat magical multigenerational novel about the Jews of Cairo.”

]]> Comment on How Do You Dance ‘Honor’?: SF Ballet’s ‘Onegin’ by John Cranko by SF Ballet’s “Onegin”, Zyzzyva | Writhing in Apathy http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/02/22/how-do-you-dance-honor-sf-ballets-onegin-by-john-cranko/#comment-1949 SF Ballet’s “Onegin”, Zyzzyva | Writhing in Apathy Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:40:52 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1903#comment-1949 [...] this is what love/lust/fear/jealousy/etc. looks like,” and momentarily, feel it along with them. (continue reading) Share this:TwitterEmailFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] this is what love/lust/fear/jealousy/etc. looks like,” and momentarily, feel it along with them. (continue reading) Share this:TwitterEmailFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on Bile by Turning Points: Guest Post by Christine Lee Zilka (+Giveaway) | distraction no. 99 http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/01/30/bile/#comment-1948 Turning Points: Guest Post by Christine Lee Zilka (+Giveaway) | distraction no. 99 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:22:54 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1834#comment-1948 [...] remember my first litmag acceptance from ZYZZYVA for the first piece of fiction I’d ever written; it was a sign for me to pursue this [...] [...] remember my first litmag acceptance from ZYZZYVA for the first piece of fiction I’d ever written; it was a sign for me to pursue this [...]

]]> Comment on The Staying Power of Joan Baez: Marianne Aya Omac at Yoshi’s in San Francisco by Joan Baez at Yoshi’s, Zyzzyva | Writhing in Apathy http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/02/15/the-staying-power-of-joan-baez-marianne-aya-omac-at-yoshis-in-san-francisco/#comment-1895 Joan Baez at Yoshi’s, Zyzzyva | Writhing in Apathy Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:55:53 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1881#comment-1895 [...] have been following Baez, rapt by her ever-burnishing voice, loving the ground whereon she stands. (continue reading) Share this:TwitterEmailFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] have been following Baez, rapt by her ever-burnishing voice, loving the ground whereon she stands. (continue reading) Share this:TwitterEmailFacebookStumbleUponDiggRedditLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> Comment on Bile by “Bile” | 80,000 words http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/01/30/bile/#comment-1837 “Bile” | 80,000 words Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:31:44 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1834#comment-1837 [...] to Howard Junker for finding my story and finding me. And now thank you to the current editors for featuring my story, “Bile” (circa 2003) on their website, along with some kind words today. Advertisement GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...] [...] to Howard Junker for finding my story and finding me. And now thank you to the current editors for featuring my story, “Bile” (circa 2003) on their website, along with some kind words today. Advertisement GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...]

]]> Comment on Bile by Z is for ZYZZYVA | 80,000 words http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/01/30/bile/#comment-1836 Z is for ZYZZYVA | 80,000 words Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:24:03 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1834#comment-1836 [...] I was in the kitchen. I set down the letter, only half read. I called my husband. And screamed, “My story is going to be published!“ [...] [...] I was in the kitchen. I set down the letter, only half read. I called my husband. And screamed, “My story is going to be published!“ [...]

]]> Comment on The Kangaroo Communique by Nancy Devine http://www.zyzzyva.org/2011/04/08/the-kangaroo-communique/#comment-1814 Nancy Devine Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:55:42 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=452#comment-1814 Read this while I was supposed to be editing something, and, like many guilty pleasures, The Kangaroo Communique had me laughing out loud and also maybe considering the idea of how nice it would be to split in two and go to bed. Murakami has this effect on me whenever I read his work; he's so personal an strangely endearing. Read this while I was supposed to be editing something, and, like many guilty pleasures, The Kangaroo Communique had me laughing out loud and also maybe considering the idea of how nice it would be to split in two and go to bed. Murakami has this effect on me whenever I read his work; he’s so personal an strangely endearing.

]]> Comment on The Twelve Friends of Rodolfo and Mimi by Annie Pugh http://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/01/20/the-twelve-friends-of-rodolfo-and-mimi/#comment-1811 Annie Pugh Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:49:00 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1812#comment-1811 Absolutely wonderful...more, please? Absolutely wonderful…more, please?

]]> Comment on Philip Connors: Fire Lookouts, Kerouac, and Thinking Like a Mountain by Bill & Florence Evans http://www.zyzzyva.org/2011/03/28/philip-connors-fire-lookouts-kerouac-and-thinking-like-a-mountain/#comment-1805 Bill & Florence Evans Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:37:21 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=472#comment-1805 My husband, and I just experienced our first fire season in the Sierras. We are volunteers, and only had six days in the tower, between the months of June and October. We were at Park Ridge Lookout, near Grant Grove, in Kings Canyon National Park. Reading Philip Connors' book, "Fire Season", is great for helping us in our training as fire lookouts. It's fun to read what we've experienced some of, if just to become more familiar with the language and routine of the work. We look forward to returning this summer (spring, fall, however long fire season lasts this year). But we won't be surprised if there are several smokes to report, due to dry lightning, because we're in a drought right now, and so our beautiful mountains will be ripe for burning - maybe we'll get a good amount of rain between now and then - it is still winter, technically speaking. Thank you, Mr. Connors! My husband, and I just experienced our first fire season in the Sierras. We are volunteers, and only had six days in the tower, between the months of June and October. We were at Park Ridge Lookout, near Grant Grove, in Kings Canyon National Park. Reading Philip Connors’ book, “Fire Season”, is great for helping us in our training as fire lookouts. It’s fun to read what we’ve experienced some of, if just to become more familiar with the language and routine of the work. We look forward to returning this summer (spring, fall, however long fire season lasts this year). But we won’t be surprised if there are several smokes to report, due to dry lightning, because we’re in a drought right now, and so our beautiful mountains will be ripe for burning – maybe we’ll get a good amount of rain between now and then – it is still winter, technically speaking. Thank you, Mr. Connors!

]]> Comment on The Slippery Nature of Nonfiction: Q&A with Jackie Bang by Blossom Plumb http://www.zyzzyva.org/2011/11/29/the-slippery-nature-of-nonfiction-qa-with-jackie-bang/#comment-1791 Blossom Plumb Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:05:11 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1736#comment-1791 Dear Oscar, Thank you for this interview-- my morning bowl filled with vivid porridge. The sentence, "absurdity might as well be grace" is the knife hidden in the cake. May you walk on the field of dreams with 2012 romping beside you. Blossom Dear Oscar,

Thank you for this interview– my morning bowl filled with vivid porridge.
The sentence, “absurdity might as well be grace” is the knife hidden in the cake.

May you walk on the field of dreams with 2012 romping beside you.

Blossom

]]> Comment on A Sprawling if Not So Sunny State: ‘New California Writing 2011′ by Adios 2011, You Weren’t as Bad as I thought… | Operation Delta Duck http://www.zyzzyva.org/2011/07/07/a-sprawling-if-not-so-sunny-state-new-california-writing-2011/#comment-1786 Adios 2011, You Weren’t as Bad as I thought… | Operation Delta Duck Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:54:25 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1219#comment-1786 [...] on its journey and two chapters were included in New California Writing 2011. And I blushed when Zyzzyva thought the chapters were moving. Then I started work on the audiobook, running a successful Kickstarter, finding a recording studio [...] [...] on its journey and two chapters were included in New California Writing 2011. And I blushed when Zyzzyva thought the chapters were moving. Then I started work on the audiobook, running a successful Kickstarter, finding a recording studio [...]

]]> Comment on A Fortunate Literary Community in L.A.: Wendy C. Ortiz and Rhapsodomancy by Tisha http://www.zyzzyva.org/2011/12/23/a-fortunate-literary-community-in-l-a-wendy-c-ortiz-and-rhapsodomancy/#comment-1779 Tisha Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:42:43 +0000 http://www.zyzzyva.org/?p=1794#comment-1779 First, Antonia captured the experience of a Rhapsodomancy reading so eloquently, I am going to have to start arriving extra early and forming the line at the door or I won't get a seat! Second, Wendy's commitment is a gift to us all and I hope one day to read my own work in that sacred space. First, Antonia captured the experience of a Rhapsodomancy reading so eloquently, I am going to have to start arriving extra early and forming the line at the door or I won’t get a seat! Second, Wendy’s commitment is a gift to us all and I hope one day to read my own work in that sacred space.

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