Send My Love to Anyone | Issue 19

with Rebecca Fisseha

Hello friends,

In Issue 19, Rebecca Fisseha shares a raw and honest journal excerpt—a behind-the-scenes look at a writer uncovering their process.

God I hate everything I write. I hate just about every word or phrase I choose to use. I hate even the thoughts I am expressing. The thoughts. The words they come in. the phrases they come in. The time they come in.

Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate..

Read more from “011109”.

In August, Kirby joined Send My Love to Anyone as a regular columnist!

The column: The First Time.

The first column: “Are All Booksellers Dreamers?”

I hope you enjoy some SMLTA gatherings of what I’m reading and watching!

If you have suggestions for future gatherings, comment in the box below.

Hope you enjoy!

Kathryn

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Rebecca Fisseha | Issue 19

Are All Booksellers Dreamers?

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Send My Love to Anyone Gatherings

Susan Mockler on CHCH!

Read an excerpt from Fractured: a Memoir in Issue 18

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themockler

A post shared by Kathryn Mockler (@themockler)

It’s that time in the publishing process where, I’m on the hunt for blurbs!

I hate asking for blurbs.

To me, it feels like being a teen asking the popular kids to not only invite you to their party but also for them to pick you up and by your booze!

Phil Hall wrote about horror of writer Blurbs in periodicities: a journal of poetry and poetics (thanks to Yvonne Blomer for sharing this piece).

What are your thoughts on blurbs as a writer and/or reader?

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DICTEE turns 40!

Ken Chen @chen_ken

I've always wanted to write something that didn't quite exist: an accessible intro to Theresa Cha's DICTEE, which I read as an exorcism for the ills of colonial war. Thanks to @YaleReview for inviting me to celebrate the book's 40th bday. yalereview.org/article/chen-d…

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H.B.

I love this one minute film. I always show it to my screenwriting classes. So much packed into a minute!

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Wayde Compton @WaydeCompton

Vancouver Black Library opens in Chinatown youtu.be/v47TPvL6gx8 via @YouTube

youtu.beVancouver Black Library opens in ChinatownThe Vancouver Black Library, a space that serves as a community hub for people of colour as well as a place to borrow books, has opened its doors in Chinatow...

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You’ve Probably Seen Yourself in Your Memories by Jacob Stern

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“Rose City, City of Roses,” a short story by Casey Plett from I Dream of a Woman in Lit Hub

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A new book by Gary Barwin

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I’m reading this excellent 2013 collection, A Most Ambiguous Sunday and Other Stories by Jung Young Moon, Translated by Yewon Jung and Inrae You Vinciguerra

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Danny in London @TheDannyRamadan

This is something @john_vigna taught me once and I forever will thank him for it.

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The Length of Earth’s Days Has Been Mysteriously Increasing, and Scientists Don’t Know Why

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Issue #19 of Send My Love to Anyone

September 2022 Gatherings

”011109,” a snippet from Rebecca Fisseha's writing process

“Are All Booksellers Dreamers?” from The First Time, a regular column by Kirby

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