"I love the power of language." Writer Alan Parry has always dabbled in the written word. Whether it was his venture in the short stories, novels, and even sitcoms, Parry is an experimenter. For a while, he dabbled with songwriting, even wanting to be a musician, but it wasn't until a poetry unit in his [...]
When he was young, Jay Rafferty tried to write fiction, but it didn't ever stick. Then, he shifted focus to poetry and hasn't looked back. Rafferty admitted to some of the turn toward poetry was an attempt at creative catharsis. A self-proclaimed angry teenager, poetry became the most fulfilling way to redirect that energy. It [...]
As a child, Jan Eliasberg could be found on her living room floor, reading the New York Times’ Sunday Book Review. She dreamed of writing, discovering her voice, finding stories to tell, and just maybe, getting her own books reviewed one day. “I think of myself as a storyteller,” she said. “Whether I’m directing a [...]
This originally appeared in the Left Hand Valley Courier American fiction writer Lorrie Moore said, “A short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.” While Niwot resident Gabriel Merithew’s ultimate goal is to write and direct a feature film, this past [...]
A Little Bit of Happiness 