I've only read one short story of Leonard's called "Clay Hats". It was in the last fiction issue of Prairie Schooner, and he told me about it when it came out...
Yeah, I heard him read "Collect Call" when he was at the UCLA Korean American Literature conference a few years back. I thought it was okay (but he rushed ...
I just checked, but I think the site is supposed to be "kimchinet" with an "m" not with an "n". But the stories there are excerpts, so I couldn't read to the...
Greetings, everyone.<br><br>I'm surprised you found those stories on the 'net. The "Square Dancing" story isn't supposed to be online (I only gave one-time ...
I am reading Neal Stephenson's SNOW CRASH, because I want to read his latest, but want to go in order. His latest is CRYPTONOMICON. He writes cyberpunk sci-fi....
I've been binging on short stories for a while now. The latest collections I bought are Elena Lappin (great stuff, I'm writing a story now that's influenced by...
I think a writer's individual style comes to her over time as she figures out her themes and sensibilities. Every good writer emulates other writers for a ...
If you want to invite others here, all you do is press "Invite" in "Member Tools" on the left tool bar. Then you enter the email address and type a short note ...
hi everyone,<br>this is the first and only "yahoo" club I'm a member of. it's been pretty helpful so far.<br>In rsponse to Leonard's request for a good book: ...
Greetings<br>I'm a new club member and a graduate of the MFA Antioch program Leonard told you about. Although I was not formally one of his mentees I consider ...
Greetings again. Here are some more responses to private emails:<br><br>------------------------------------------------------<br>Question:<br>"...I have a...
Another email<br><br>------------------------------------------------------<br>Question:<br>"I am... curious as to your experience at University of California,...
I think you just have not found an author or novel that really gets to you. I used to read novels only because I had to for school, but now I find that novels...
Nice to find you here!<br>As a recent graduate of Antioch's MFA writing program, I'd like to say that one of the reasons i chose a low residency graduate...
Thanks for your responses and suggestions to my last message. (Sorry about all those typos!!)<br>If nothing else, since I'm at least interested in writing as a...
Hi Linda, I was wondering just what kind of nonfiction do you read? Fiction is my forte, especially (for now) short stories, and so any nonfiction is more or ...
Hi Minga,<br>I wish I had an elaborate repertoire of nonfiction that I could recommend to you. But, I'm just starting to read a lot of books. Basically, I read...
Leonard,<br>I was wondering what UC Irvine MFA program was like in fostering an Asian American voice.<br><br>Did you feel that you were able to utilize the ...
Dear Frank,<br><br>What a couple of tough questions. My previous posting mentioned my difficulty with some of the workshops, which I think hindered my "voice"...
So what was your worst workshop experience, Leonard--that is, with students/teachers expecting a particular kind of writing from you because you're ...
mingadinga,<br><br>after reading your comment on UC Irvine, I felt that I had to share some matters which I hope would clarify a lot issues that have concerned...
Hi Leonard,<br><br>First of all, I want to thank you for your sincere and and insightful replies to my questions concerning fostering one's voice. Thanks for ...
My worst workshop experience had nothing to do with race. It was one of those dysfunctional family situations, where a member of the workshop was really sick...
The Winter Father and Adultery were my favorite stories. Sometimes he can be too dense, and slows everything down too much. But in those stories I didn't mind ...