What’s Sera Reading? šŸ“š The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach

The Black Dress sees 70-year-old Prudence – Pru, suddenly and unexpectedly single when her husband decides that he needs to ā€œfind himself.ā€ Wonderfully fun with unexpectedly dark undertones.

Writer’s Statement.

Writer’s Statement. I’m Seraphim Bryant and I write for young adults who like thrillers and a bit of fantasy. Also, I write and illustrate picture books in young children’s fiction which are frequently about social issues and citizenship. My style is very open, it’s quite conversational. This is because I like people so much andContinue reading “Writer’s Statement.”

What About Raymond Carver?

Though Raymond Carver published only a handful of books in his lifetime, he is often considered one of the great American short story writers. Debate still exists as to whether to consider Carver a minimalist for his frequent use of sparse language, a voice of the working class for his commitment to ‘ordinary’ characters, orContinue reading “What About Raymond Carver?”

Poems from writing retreat

Mum Her home in two places can be One her family, is she? The other a mother. Life can be smothered I ritual suffered. Her fresh bread dedication A clean house meditation. Church and then home Regulated, lovingly grown. I fail. I fail the ā€˜I do’s.’ I fail to choose. I’m wanting more I’m takingContinue reading “Poems from writing retreat”