Stephen Kastner

Stephen Kastner

Stephen Kastner writes essays, science fiction, memoir, poetry, and is currently working on a screenplay and novel about his Quaker ancestor Thomas Maule, who was arrested for defending the wise women accused of witchcraft in Salem in 1692. He leads the Green Mountain Writers Group in Vermont and creates digital media professionally as DesignWise Studios. Follow his Antediluvian Attitudes on Substack: https://stephenkastner.substack.com

REVIEW: The Lonely City by Olivia Laing

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Adventures in the Art of Being Alone, is a profound testimony on artists and solitude. Olivia Laing considers her life and the lives of six great artists in this collection of reflections on being alone. Her examination of Andy Warhol,…

Submittable, Duotrope? Meet The Grinder

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The Submission Grinder is a free submission tracker and market database for writers of fiction and poetry. In 2013, David Steffen and Anthony Sullivan founded The Submission Grinder, a donation-supported website to help writers find publishers for their work, which continues…

Saturday Watch Party 3/20

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Join us at this Watch Party to learn from the masters including: David Sedaris on Observing the World Malcolm Gladwell on Holding Readers: Tools for Engagement Roxanne Gay on Challenging Ideas and Changing Minds Steve Martin on Story Techniques …as…

Saturday Watch Party 3/13

We will screen Burroughs: The Movie, a 1.5-hour film at 7 PM followed by a half hour discussion. Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner’s 1983…

Saturday Watch Party 3/6

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Join us at this Watch Party to learn from the masters including: Mystery Writer David Baldacci on Outlining, Joyce Carol Oates on Exploring Taboos and Darkness, Poet Billy Collins on Working with Form, and Aaron Sorkin on Writing Captivating Dialogue…

Saturday Watch Party 2/27

Our next Watch Party on, Saturday Feb. 27 will feature Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise. Click to RSVP on Meetup… Here’s a link to download the original screenplay (PDF) to study in advance…  Stranger Than ParadiseDirected by Jim Jarmusch • 1984…