Still Crazy received two submissions on Christmas Eve. Now, that’s dedication to craft. I was knee deep in unwrapped presents, wishing I had the courage to approach my family about taming the Christmas monster.
Two nice Christmas gifts I received from my list: Too Much Happiness, Alice Munro’s new book of short stories. If I could write like anyone, I’d choose her. I was somewhat disappointed that I had read three of the stories in previous collections, although I reread them with gusto. Maybe I even enjoyed them more than the first time I read them. The second book was Line by Line; How to Edit Your Own Writing, by Claire Kehrwald Cook (Modern Language Association, Houghton Mifflin, 1985). I haven’t had time to dip into this one yet.
Here’s wishing all Still Crazy readers a happy and prosperous 2010.
Barbara Kussow