The First Time We Met
By Sara Felsenstein Author’s Note: This is the first of a two-part fiction exercise to expand the phrase, “The first time I met…. The second time I met…. The last time I met…” into a story. THE FIRST...
View ArticleFamous writers on writing
“You don’t write because you want to say something. You write because you have something to say.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald SOURCE: http://10cities10years.com/ “Writing has laws of perspective, of light...
View ArticleND Magazine: The Light of Loneliness
Author’s Note: this article was first published in Notre Dame Magazine at magazine.nd.edu *** The Light of Loneliness BY SARA FELSENSTEIN ’12 PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 14, 2012 POSTED IN: ALUMNI BLOGS It’s 2...
View ArticleMusings on writing, design & NYC
I’ve known my blog needed a tagline for some time. It took me almost a year to come up with the name “Sketching A Story,” but a name isn’t necessarily enough for readers to make that immediate...
View Article10 Essential Tools for the Modern Writer
Laptop. Coffee. Water. All a writer needs for a long day of creative composition, right? Sitting in my favorite Cool Beans today, I thought about the most important things for my productivity as a...
View ArticleIrish Boys of Brooklyn: New Year’s Eve 1973
Author’s Note: This article was first published in Notre Dame Magazine at magazine.nd.edu. *** Some would say bartenders John Pelan and Harold Kelly had the best spot in the house that New Year’s Eve....
View Article“Give my regards to Broadway”
I met my grandfather (Papa) in New York City last Saturday for a couch-shopping excursion followed by lunch. I noticed he blended in so nicely with the city in his handsome trench coat and hat. He...
View ArticleTell me about the world
All summer I’d watch the cool blue light from our neighbor’s mosquito catcher, hanging ten feet from my bedroom window. It glowed mystically, the stillness of night punctuated only by the occasional...
View ArticleCalling Yaya
This essay was awarded honorable mention in Notre Dame Magazine’s 2015 Young Alumni Essay Contest. It was originally published at magazine.nd.edu. Everyone on Dallas Avenue knew Yaya’s high-pitched...
View ArticleThe Road Taken
This essay was awarded an honorable mention in Notre Dame Magazine’s 2021 Young Alumni Essay Contest. It was originally published at magazine.nd.edu. Photo by Bruno Ticianelli on Pexels.com The snap...
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