by Lise Funderburg | Oct 3, 2016 | Books, Word Up
“You can only write regularly if you’re willing to write badly. You can’t write regularly and well.” ~ Jennifer Egan @brevitymag
by Lise Funderburg | Jul 25, 2016 | Essays, Food, Word Up
As the man and I celebrate 15 years together, I dredge out this tribute essay for public delectation: Extreme Home Charcuterie (originally published on GourmetLive, March 17, 2011)
by Lise Funderburg | May 25, 2016 | Interviews, Word Up
The 4th annual Creative Nonfiction Writers’ Conference is this weekend (it runs from May 27-29 and will be held at the Wyndham University Center in Pittsburgh, PA). You can still sign up for it here, and in anticipation of all the big ideas, insights, and...
by Lise Funderburg | Mar 22, 2016 | Anthologies, Essays, Lay of the land, Uncategorized, Word Up
I haven’t looked at this essay in years, but after getting word today that it’s going to be recycled in an Oprahworld anthology (O’S LITTLE BOOK OF STARTING OVER, ETA October 2016), I thought I’d take a look. Still one of my favs. Looking Out for #2...
by Lise Funderburg | Nov 4, 2015 | Lay of the land, Uncategorized, Word Up
Today I got called a “filthy jew.” This is not the first time it has happened, and in keeping with past instances, it appeared on the Internet and from an unnamed source: this one used the moniker “moremane.” In fact, today’s slander was a two-fer, in which I was...