Tammy's Trio
Reflections and Readings from My Bradbury Trio Program
The Bradbury Trio [reading a poem, an essay, and a story every day] fuels my writing.
This trio structure inspires me to write in response to these pieces either individually or as a collective. My wish for you is that your reading leads to writing that would not happen any other way.
If you enjoy this concept and would like to read with a group I invite you to join the 4 -week Trio course beginning at the end of May. You can find more details here:
Poem: The Chairs that No One Sits In - Billy Collins
I have an obsession with chairs. There is a therapy technique where you place a chair opposite you and talk to the person that you need to be sitting in it. Chairs discarded on the side of the road is fascinating to me as well. There are tons of possibilities here.
Story: Banana - Laila Amado
I adore this story and every time I reread it, I notice something new.
Essay: Icelandic Horses
Pam Houston. Iceland. Two of my favorite things! I heard Pam tell this story before it was an essay so that made it even more special for me!
Have you read anything interesting this week that you need to share!? Please do so in the comments! I love recommendations and have found some of my favorite stories that way.
A little more about me: Tammy L. Evans is a writer, teacher, and coach living in a tiny house on a peninsula with her husband and adventure cat. Her location device is her loud laugh. She is currently working on a short story collection. Her poetry has been published in The Storyteller, FoxGlove Journal, Story Hall, Blue Insights, The Partnered Pen, and others. Her fiction has been published in Gone Lawn, Cabinets of Heed, Spelk, Five on the Fifth, Clover and White, Fiction Berlin Kitchen, and others.
I didn't get to the essay, but I enjoyed the other two pieces. They end on a similar note:
"cries of joy or warning-- / it passes the time to wonder which"
"in mockery or in compassion, she cannot tell."