Melissa VolkerJul 27, 20183 minDEEP WATERS thoughts on my writing: its failings, its purpose, its promiseMy published collection of short stories was born of a time in my early adulthood in Manhattan where I was single, sometimes lonely,...
Melissa VolkerSep 25, 20173 minAppropriately InappropriateI have difficulty with this notion that there is an appropriate time to protest injustice and conversely, an inappropriate time. How is...
Melissa VolkerSep 17, 20173 minSilenceAnother installment in the process of getting (the right) words on paper: When I'm working on a book, my first draft tends to be an...
Melissa VolkerAug 5, 20173 minDrama, Tragedy and all The FeelsAnother installment in the process of getting (the right) words on paper: Every Wednesday I take our teen son on a road trip to spend the...