by Joan Schweighardt
“Certain horrors exceed our capacity to understand. Their concrete reality mocks theory, and language itself falters before such towering monstrosity.” Continue reading
Tag Archives: Joan Schweighardt
BLOOMERS BLAZING: Starr Goode, Author of Sheela na gig: The Dark Goddess of Sacred Power
by Joan Schweighardt
“May my work be a force to restore to women a history so much suppressed by patriarchal bias.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS BLAZING: Olin Dodson, On Fatherhood, Grief, Writing, and Dreams
by Joan Schweighardt
“Grieving is not a process of the ego, which only wants stability and to be in charge. Speaking generally, grief resists efforts to be rushed so that you can get back to work and become productive again.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS BLAZING: The Jazz Singer: Marietta Benevento
by Joan Schweighardt
“It hurt a lot to give up the musical career dream, but I never felt I would give up music itself. That would be impossible for me.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS BLAZING: Denise Allan Steele
by Joan Schweighardt
“There is always hope. As long as we are breathing, we have hope.” Continue reading
Driven By Curiosity: Q & A with Joan Schweighardt
by Ariadne Apostolou
“I am a writer who gets really passionate about certain subject matter, and then dives in and learns everything she can.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS BLAZING: Becoming Emma (TRANSITIONS Part Three)
by Joan Schweighardt
“I started [a book] some years ago called ‘Emma: An Unlived Life.’ I planned on leaving it as a suicide note. I guess it will never get read now.” Continue reading
