Category: Contraries and Contrasts

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SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, FAUXPATHY, ANTIPATHY & APATHY:

J.A. Carter-Winward

How literature and life intersect via character development Odysseus, photo by JAcW from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC I decided to take some scientifically-driven quizzes online via Buzzfeed. Well, I wasn't surprised at all by the results. I took three, and I was pleased to learn I am just like Jo from Little Women!… Continue reading SYMPATHY, EMPATHY, FAUXPATHY, ANTIPATHY & APATHY:

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LITERARY DEVICES IN FILM – Post #metoo

J.A. Carter-Winward

Can't un-ring a bell and why would we want to? But we must stop the pendulum swings--or at the very least, address them. Vintage Books, Marilyn Monroe While "literary devices" aren't necessarily film-related, both mediums attempt to tell stories and "storytelling devices" in film simply amount to "plot." But I'm not addressing plot. I'm addressing… Continue reading LITERARY DEVICES IN FILM – Post #metoo

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Vita Brevis Publication

J.A. Carter-Winward

Happy to add this piece from my upcoming release, work in progress: dialogues & poems "colors" Thanks to Vita Brevis Poetry Magazine and VB Press/Literature for selecting this piece for their July 2nd publication. It's an honor. Visit Vita Brevis for ways to feed your starving soul. Or just some damn fine poetry. Peace -… Continue reading Vita Brevis Publication

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Writing with the Write Stuff

J.A. Carter-Winward

It’s a question the big-time interviewers ask writers all the time, usually rockstar-writers: “So where did the idea for (insert newest NYT best-selling book title HERE) come from, and why write about it now?” These writers have whatever the answer is down to a tagline: “Well, Oprah, I went to Alaska in 1988 and there… Continue reading Writing with the Write Stuff

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LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Love Writing, Writing Love

J.A. Carter-Winward

(Cue harp music…) How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… One, two, three, four, five… Wait, that isn’t how the poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning goes, is it? In fact, she doesn’t say a single number, nor spell one out.  The reason for that is numbers fail to capture all the nuances… Continue reading LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONA: Love Writing, Writing Love