Lindsey in an e-mail:
I would like to tell Mr. Ottaway that the workshop was a powerful way to pass on the legacy of Mike Levine, a man many of us never got to meet but whose influence we felt keenly last weekend. I thought the workshop struck the right balance between informality and structure, between the solitary work of writing [...]

Christian Livermore: “The day after the Mike Levine Workshop, my assignment was to cover the Orange County Chamber of Commerce luncheon, where Reps. Maurice Hinchey and John Hall were scheduled to speak. No news came from the event, but I noticed things like the fact that everybody’s shoes were pristine in spite of a sudden [...]

Our man Konrad makes Anna Quindlen quit.

Mentioned by Scott. Linked here now:
Throughout her life, she has been Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Street and Mrs. Smith.
She was also Mrs. Moyer, Mrs. Massie and Mrs. McMillan.
But the former Mrs. Berisford, Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. Essex was born Linda Lou Taylor.
She grew up in the Central Indiana town of Alexandria — a place that lays [...]

Scott Waldman:
Mimi Martin had 30 minutes. She was trying not to count them.
It was April and her husband, Shawn, was leaving for war. The drive to the drop-off point was going too fast.
In 20 minutes, I will send Shawn to Iraq.
In 10 minutes, I will hug him.
In five minutes, I will have to figure out [...]