Writer Pam Dewey

Tag: language

  • Burning Down the Page with Plath

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    “My night sweats grease his breakfast plate.” The line caught me, stopped me from flipping the page. I whispered it to myself. Rolled it around on my tongue. Tasted it. This line is from the poem “The Jailor” which appears in the poetry collection, Ariel. Ariel was the manuscript Sylvia Plath left behind when she…

  • What Our Words Say about Our Privilege

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    Words are important. I have said it before, and I will say it again. This past week was another one filled with bloodshed. It is heartbreaking. It is disgusting. And it has become far too commonplace. I am fighting every part of me that wants to feel numb, that wants to throw up my hands…

  • How to Kill Kill Blog Writing or at Least Try

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    Some of you may know I am working with James on his new blog over at http://www.thepaisleyfields.com/blog/. As part of a site redesign, I suggested he create a blog. (The site redesign has yet to be launched.) James is a great writer. His life as a country musician and a recently married gay man is…