susan neville
Selected WorksMagazine article
Mystic vs. Maniac
The mystic vs. the maniac: every day atrocities are committed in the name of faith. But as Susan Neville reminds us, it's possible to distinguish between the fires of fanaticism and the abiding glow of our better angels. Oprah Magazine: May 2007 Sailing the Inland Sea: On Writing, Literature, and Land
Calling on the image of the Midwest's vanished inland sea, this collection of essays ponders the writing process and the "landlocked imagination." Creative nonfiction
Iconography: A Writer's Meditation
Memoir and meditation on writing Indiana Winter
"Susan Neville is defining the emerging genre of the new nonfiction. The stories she has to tell in Indiana Winter are tales of great emotion and stunning insight."--Michael Martone FABRICATION: ESSAYS ON MAKING THINGS AND MAKING MEANING
We are a nation of consumers. In this meditation of manufacture, Susan Neville journeys to factories in the heart of the midwest, looking for the sources of things. Short Fiction
Invention of Flight
Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction IN THE HOUSE OF BLUE LIGHTS
"Susan Neville's language shimmers like light coming through colored glass, and her subtle words uncovered the inarticulate longings that burn the hearts of the most ordinary citizens. Susan Neville is one of the finest short story writers in the country." Maura Stanton |
DiscussionWhat is the whole point of the story "and i hasten to take this opportunity"? Click and type in a question or comment Thanks for the question! This question refers to an essay in Fabrication. The point is that even things that we give to our children to nourish them have become mass-produced and fabricated to such an extent that they offer no real nourishment or taste and that this partially explains the women's completely cold response to the men they're with--and vice versa. It's part of the culture. It's all fabricated. Hope this helps. |
