Hi,
I've decided that I need to quit blogging and facebook. I just need these things out of my life. Sorry if you enjoy checking this site... (and perhaps I will eat my words, once in a while)... but I am tired of seeing people I haven't spoken to, or even corresponded with in any form in a very long time, and finding that we nevertheless know everything about each other because they've read something I wrote on my blog, and I've been informed of the nitty-gritty in their lives via "Status Updates" on Facebook. It's ridiculous, really. Sorry if this seems harsh. Just wanted to say that I truly appreciate your interest in this blog (and/or my life) and if you want to be in touch with me, I'll be happy to be in touch with you! Got to go out in the world again.
Much love
Monday, August 4, 2008
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Allow Myself to Introduce... Myself
Don't laugh.
I have a website.
Seriously. This was one of my goals for the summer, and I finally got around to doing it. Spent about three days setting it up (with the help of a site-building program and tech support, of course) and while it still needs some tweaking, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. It's kind of a strange thing, having a website about yourself... but this is something that I know I should have as I truly embark on my career as a professional writer. The self-promotional thing is always a bit weird for me, but I realize a bit of self-promotion is necessary in this world...
So. Like I said, there are still some things I need to tweak, but even so -- I WELCOME your feedback! Please email me and give me comments, or any ideas you'd like to share. PLEASE let me know especially if you catch any typos/errors, or if any links don't work, or if any of the pages or uploaded article PDFs are really slow to load.
One more thing: do you think the picture is weird? I'm getting mixed reactions to it. I think it looks fine, but certain people, whom I love, tell me they think I should be smiling, more like my normal self. I stand firm on this, though: writers don't smile in their portraits! But perhaps there is a middle ground.
www.meaghanmulholland.com
Leaving early tomorrow morning for Chicago and then Michigan! Will write more soon...
I have a website.
Seriously. This was one of my goals for the summer, and I finally got around to doing it. Spent about three days setting it up (with the help of a site-building program and tech support, of course) and while it still needs some tweaking, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. It's kind of a strange thing, having a website about yourself... but this is something that I know I should have as I truly embark on my career as a professional writer. The self-promotional thing is always a bit weird for me, but I realize a bit of self-promotion is necessary in this world...
So. Like I said, there are still some things I need to tweak, but even so -- I WELCOME your feedback! Please email me and give me comments, or any ideas you'd like to share. PLEASE let me know especially if you catch any typos/errors, or if any links don't work, or if any of the pages or uploaded article PDFs are really slow to load.
One more thing: do you think the picture is weird? I'm getting mixed reactions to it. I think it looks fine, but certain people, whom I love, tell me they think I should be smiling, more like my normal self. I stand firm on this, though: writers don't smile in their portraits! But perhaps there is a middle ground.
www.meaghanmulholland.com
Leaving early tomorrow morning for Chicago and then Michigan! Will write more soon...
Monday, July 28, 2008
Ah, Palermo
I know it's petty and ridiculous, but I get really annoyed when I see things like THIS.
(Especially when I pitched a couple of ideas to the NY Times travel editor while I was LIVING in Palermo a couple of years ago... to no avail...)
People keeping crowding in on my territory, y'all!
(Especially when I pitched a couple of ideas to the NY Times travel editor while I was LIVING in Palermo a couple of years ago... to no avail...)
People keeping crowding in on my territory, y'all!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Nice note
Just returned last night from family reunion weekend extravaganza in Weston CT at the beautiful home of my aunt Michelle and uncle Lyndon. It was a lovely time... Unfortunately I didn't take enough pictures... but will try to post a few soon.
Yesterday AH and my brother and I spent the day trekking around NYC. Heat wave aside, we enjoyed some good coffee from Joe's, rejuvenated our souls (thanks to Picasso and Miro and Dali and Pollock) at the MOMA, lunched with the always fabulous Calu at Rockefeller center, bought some fancy cheeses and salamis at a specialty shop in the Village, walked through Central Park, and caught a glimpse of the Naked Cowboy in Times Square. We even experienced a certifiably insane Bangladeshi cab driver on the way to La Guardia who laughed maniacally and insisted on regaling us with endless, completely incomprehensible and thickly-accented stories about male/female relationships and the un-trustworthiness of friends (?!?!). A microcosm of the whole New York City experience -- not bad for a paltry eight hours in the Big Apple!
Speaking of New York... I have to share this with you guys because... well... I'm proud. A couple of months ago in a burst of "Why the heck not?" enthusiasm I mailed a short story to The New Yorker, knowing that the odds of getting selected as a random unsolicited submission were a million to one. Yesterday I received a note from them in the mail (not just a blank form rejection!!) and while they didn't take my story, they did say it was: "Great work!" and "Well written, interesting"-- the reason for the rejection was that it was "a bit too long for us. Thanks for a great read, though!"
I admit it -- I keep reading and re-reading this note. Somebody (I don't care who) at The New Yorker liked my story! They said "great" instead of "good"(twice!)!
It's proof, at least, that they actually read unsolicited, no-name submissions.
Onward and upward!
Yesterday AH and my brother and I spent the day trekking around NYC. Heat wave aside, we enjoyed some good coffee from Joe's, rejuvenated our souls (thanks to Picasso and Miro and Dali and Pollock) at the MOMA, lunched with the always fabulous Calu at Rockefeller center, bought some fancy cheeses and salamis at a specialty shop in the Village, walked through Central Park, and caught a glimpse of the Naked Cowboy in Times Square. We even experienced a certifiably insane Bangladeshi cab driver on the way to La Guardia who laughed maniacally and insisted on regaling us with endless, completely incomprehensible and thickly-accented stories about male/female relationships and the un-trustworthiness of friends (?!?!). A microcosm of the whole New York City experience -- not bad for a paltry eight hours in the Big Apple!
Speaking of New York... I have to share this with you guys because... well... I'm proud. A couple of months ago in a burst of "Why the heck not?" enthusiasm I mailed a short story to The New Yorker, knowing that the odds of getting selected as a random unsolicited submission were a million to one. Yesterday I received a note from them in the mail (not just a blank form rejection!!) and while they didn't take my story, they did say it was: "Great work!" and "Well written, interesting"-- the reason for the rejection was that it was "a bit too long for us. Thanks for a great read, though!"
I admit it -- I keep reading and re-reading this note. Somebody (I don't care who) at The New Yorker liked my story! They said "great" instead of "good"(twice!)!
It's proof, at least, that they actually read unsolicited, no-name submissions.
Onward and upward!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Random updates
Going to NYC for a family reunion this weekend. Should be fun!
Saw Hellboy II and... loved it. Guillermo del Toro is amazing, I must say.
In terms of music, I am obsessed with Santogold lately -- the hippest, freshest music I've heard in a while. Maybe she's old news -- I don't know, I'm in Arkansas. Regardless -- she's our summer soundtrack.
Alice Munro's short stories are blowing my mind. She is just on a whole other level. If you haven't read her, you should. I just finished Friend of my Youth, and oh wow.
Speaking of writers on a whole other level -- my dear friend Chloe just got a poem accepted in the Paris Review! The first time I heard one of her poems I was speechless, choked up with emotion. She's the real deal -- amazing. And the Paris Review is big time.
Also, I forgot to mention that my friend Miro Penkov (hi Miro!) whom I mentioned on here a while ago regarding his great short story in the Southern Review, was selected by Salman Rushdie for Best American Short Stories next year! I don't even need to TELL you that's big time!
AH has a meeting with Cameron Diaz and some other people this week in AR. Environmental stuff at Wal-Mart. You know, the usual.
Okay... I think I've procrastinated enough for one morning. Rodeo photos still forthcoming!
Saw Hellboy II and... loved it. Guillermo del Toro is amazing, I must say.
In terms of music, I am obsessed with Santogold lately -- the hippest, freshest music I've heard in a while. Maybe she's old news -- I don't know, I'm in Arkansas. Regardless -- she's our summer soundtrack.
Alice Munro's short stories are blowing my mind. She is just on a whole other level. If you haven't read her, you should. I just finished Friend of my Youth, and oh wow.
Speaking of writers on a whole other level -- my dear friend Chloe just got a poem accepted in the Paris Review! The first time I heard one of her poems I was speechless, choked up with emotion. She's the real deal -- amazing. And the Paris Review is big time.
Also, I forgot to mention that my friend Miro Penkov (hi Miro!) whom I mentioned on here a while ago regarding his great short story in the Southern Review, was selected by Salman Rushdie for Best American Short Stories next year! I don't even need to TELL you that's big time!
AH has a meeting with Cameron Diaz and some other people this week in AR. Environmental stuff at Wal-Mart. You know, the usual.
Okay... I think I've procrastinated enough for one morning. Rodeo photos still forthcoming!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
words from the master
It is time for writers to admit that nothing in this world makes sense. Only fools and charlatans think they know and understand everything. The stupider they are, the wider they conceive their horizons to be. And if an artist decides to declare that he understands nothing of what he sees – this in itself constitutes a considerable clarity in the realm of thought, and a great step forward.
p.s. In an unrelated note: Rodeo photos forthcoming!
Friday, June 27, 2008
So it's Friday night -- wow! eleven o'clock already? -- and I'm ... writing... or something like that. More like obsessively re-reading passages and making notes to myself and rearranging sections, all in some weird effort to avoid actually WRITING a good chunk because I've become sort of stagnated... is that a word? Anyway... just a brief snag. I updated a couple of links to the left and I also wanted to share these two pictures with you.
1) Cosmo has taken over the comfy chair in my office (it's OUR office, but since I'm always in this one and Andrew's usually in the other one, I'm just calling it mine). Whenever I glance over from my computer, this is what I see:
2) AH and Cosmo sit together like this almost every night, on a chair in the living room, and watch TV -- I know! It looks like the dog is in the most unnatural, uncomfortable position, but he really likes to snuggle.
p.s. If you're wondering how quickly we went from having a dog who was not allowed on the furniture, to having a dog who was allowed ONLY on the loveseat in the back den, to having a dog who was allowed on any couch/chair EXCEPT the leather couch and EXCEPT our bed, to having a dog who we have now caught comfortably sprawled on the aforementioned FORBIDDEN leather couch and the aforementioned FORBIDDEN bed...
The answer is: very quickly.
1) Cosmo has taken over the comfy chair in my office (it's OUR office, but since I'm always in this one and Andrew's usually in the other one, I'm just calling it mine). Whenever I glance over from my computer, this is what I see:
2) AH and Cosmo sit together like this almost every night, on a chair in the living room, and watch TV -- I know! It looks like the dog is in the most unnatural, uncomfortable position, but he really likes to snuggle.
p.s. If you're wondering how quickly we went from having a dog who was not allowed on the furniture, to having a dog who was allowed ONLY on the loveseat in the back den, to having a dog who was allowed on any couch/chair EXCEPT the leather couch and EXCEPT our bed, to having a dog who we have now caught comfortably sprawled on the aforementioned FORBIDDEN leather couch and the aforementioned FORBIDDEN bed...
The answer is: very quickly.
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