Thoughts

The Gales of November

“A stark wind pushed through the sugar sand beach. The waves of the lake sea charged, smashing against the walls of the pier, and the grimy, shadow figure debarked.”   –From The Sugar Sand Messages by Julie Braeutigan                                                                                            It’s close to the end of November but anyone that lives in northern Michigan or follows the…

A Misty Morning

Good morning! I woke to a mist rising over the rooftops and the skies have remained gray, a perfect day for writing. First a little catching up because it’s been awhile: I’m still reading Darrin Doyle’s The Beast in Aisle 34, not because it is a long read–it reads very well and the pacing is…

Brief Review: Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson

I love short story collections, in fact, I’m in-love with them. I was first introduced to Brian Evenson’s writing as an undergrad in a fiction workshop class. We read “Windeye” and I was drawn to his writing ever since. The story was so intriguing and the narrative voice engaging and seemingly natural–crafting at its finest.…

Welcome

Today I am working on an outline for a short story I want to have completed by the end of February. Then hopefully I can find a home for it. It’s a quiet Sunday. Some days I spend more time thinking about writing than actually accomplishing it, but thinking about it is part of the…

About Me

Julie Braeutigan holds an M.F.A. in Literary Fiction from Ashland University. From Michigan, she loves the Great Lakes and is currently working on a fragmented narrative novel.

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