2000 Charles River Review: Contributors

Ann Barnes, Finding the Words
Ann Barnes wrote "Finding the Words" for Maxine Rodburg's Craft of Fiction in response to an assignment that called on students to explain why they write. She is working on the ALM degree in literature and creative writing at the Extension School. She is also the poetry and creative nonfiction editor of this publication.

Keith Buffo, Writing Assignment #2
Keith Buffo has a BFA in graphic design, a freelance advertising copywriting business called Oh Copyboy!, and some very peculiar neighbors. He wrote "Writing Assignment #2" in Elizabeth Abram's Fundamentals of Grammar.

Mary E. Caulfield, Anthem
Mary Caulfield is an ALM candidate in literature and creative writing at the Extension School. "Anthem" reflects her concern with community, relationships, and shared belief. She received her BA in history and French from Wheaton College in Norton, MA.

Bob Criso, Instant Replays
After closing a psychotherapy practice in Princeton, NJ, Bob Criso moved to Cambridge to pursue a second career in writing. He wrote "Instant Replays" for Sanford Kaye's Advanced Memoir.

Julie Carrick Dalton, The Paper It Was Written On
Julie Carrick Dalton wrote her story "The Paper It Was Written On" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction. While the story stands on its own, it is also the eleventh chapter in her first novel, The Matrushka. Julie is a freelance journalist based in Woburn, MA. Her story The Wardrobe appeared in the fall 1999 edition of the Charles River Review.

Sara Henkin, Listening for Home
Sara Henkin wrote "Listening for Home" in Heather Bryant Jordan's The Essay. In writing this piece, she explored her feelings and detailed her experiences of living abroad in Scotland and delved into her understanding of the components of home. Sara received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and is beginning an MA program in journalism at New York University this fall.

Mindy Koyanis, One Boston Biker
Mindy Koyanis wrote "One Boston Biker" for David Gessner's Advanced Creative Nonfiction. The story grows out of her bike com- muting experiences in Boston and Cambridge where she has worked in publishing law for nearly 20 years. She currently works at Harvard University Press and holds a BA from Boston University and a law degree from Suffolk University.

Laura Lambert, The Secret Language of My Wardrobe
Laura Lambert wrote "The Secret Language of My Wardrobe" in Heather Bryant Jordan's The Essay. Asked to write about a "phenomenon," Laura focused on what she sees as the complex unspoken language between women, specifically through clothes and other material objects.

Leslie Macmillan, High Lonesome
Leslie Macmillan wrote "High Lonesome" as a result of hearing a Grateful Dead song about two men riding the rails. Inspired by the song's eeriness and sense of romance, she sought to write a piece that captured both qualities. Leslie holds a BA in journalism from Boston University and hopes to graduate with an ALM degree in literature and creative writing this June.

Julia Magnusson, Hair
Julia Magnusson ditched a carpentry career to try the Extension School's Writing Program. She wrote "Love Song" during Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Poetry, and "Hair" happened during David Gessner's Creative Nonfiction. She is now working for a little computer company in Davis Square and still needs a decent haircut.

Pamela Mishkin, This Isn't Poetry
Pamela Mishkin holds an MA in Spanish literature and works as a foreign language editor. She wrote "This Isn't Poetry" in Daniel Bosch's Advanced Poetry.

Joseph O'Farrell, Being Come to Sense
Joseph O'Farrell moved to Boston from Ireland in 1986 and started writing in the early '90s. Currently finishing his thesis in literature and creative writing at the Extension School, he anticipates graduating in the spring of 2001. "Being Come to Sense" is one of a few short stories centered around Gerry Gildea and grew out of the repeated revisions of an earlier story set in Gildea's bar.

Jim Redfearn, The Ringmaster
Jim Redfearn has been an industrial-commercial photographer and is a retired Massachusetts State Trooper. He is presently employed by the Boston law firm, Choate, Hall & Stewart. He wrote "The Ringmaster" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction and dedicates it to the memory of the best storyteller he has ever known, the real "Buddy Ford."

Alex Ruskell, Idaho Fish and Game
Alex Ruskell plays guitar in a country band called Straddle. "Idaho Fish and Game" was written in Grace Dane Mazur's Master's Class in Literature and Creative Writing and came after a friend pointed out Hell would probably be a lot like upstairs at Charlie's with Sting's "Dream of the Blue Turtles" constantly playing on the jukebox. At the time, said friend was reading way too much French literature.

Molly K. Saccardo, Full Moon at Grandma's
Molly Saccardo wrote her two poems, "Full Moon at Grandma's" and "The Inside Peregrination," in Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Creative Writing last fall and refined them in Janet's Introduction to Poetry Writing this spring. Currently working as a school librarian at Presentation School in Brighton, Molly is married and has two boys. She is also an on-air contributing poet for WBUR's "Here and Now New Radio Show" and has had her poetry appear in 96 INC and Meanie and is forthcoming in Ibbetson St. Press.



	THE HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOLWRITING PROGRAM PREVIOUS \| CONTENTS \| NEXT Contributors Ann Barnes, Finding the Words Ann Barnes wrote "Finding the Words" for Maxine Rodburg's Craft of Fiction in response to an assignment that called on students to explain why they write. She is working on the ALM degree in literature and creative writing at the Extension School. She is also the poetry and creative nonfiction editor of this publication. Keith Buffo, Writing Assignment #2 Keith Buffo has a BFA in graphic design, a freelance advertising copywriting business called Oh Copyboy!, and some very peculiar neighbors. He wrote "Writing Assignment #2" in Elizabeth Abram's Fundamentals of Grammar. Mary E. Caulfield, Anthem Mary Caulfield is an ALM candidate in literature and creative writing at the Extension School. "Anthem" reflects her concern with community, relationships, and shared belief. She received her BA in history and French from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Bob Criso, Instant Replays After closing a psychotherapy practice in Princeton, NJ, Bob Criso moved to Cambridge to pursue a second career in writing. He wrote "Instant Replays" for Sanford Kaye's Advanced Memoir. Julie Carrick Dalton, The Paper It Was Written On Julie Carrick Dalton wrote her story "The Paper It Was Written On" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction. While the story stands on its own, it is also the eleventh chapter in her first novel, The Matrushka. Julie is a freelance journalist based in Woburn, MA. Her story The Wardrobe appeared in the fall 1999 edition of the Charles River Review. Sara Henkin, Listening for Home Sara Henkin wrote "Listening for Home" in Heather Bryant Jordan's The Essay. In writing this piece, she explored her feelings and detailed her experiences of living abroad in Scotland and delved into her understanding of the components of home. Sara received her BA from Mount Holyoke College and is beginning an MA program in journalism at New York University this fall. Mindy Koyanis, One Boston Biker Mindy Koyanis wrote "One Boston Biker" for David Gessner's Advanced Creative Nonfiction. The story grows out of her bike com- muting experiences in Boston and Cambridge where she has worked in publishing law for nearly 20 years. She currently works at Harvard University Press and holds a BA from Boston University and a law degree from Suffolk University. Laura Lambert, The Secret Language of My Wardrobe Laura Lambert wrote "The Secret Language of My Wardrobe" in Heather Bryant Jordan's The Essay. Asked to write about a "phenomenon," Laura focused on what she sees as the complex unspoken language between women, specifically through clothes and other material objects. Leslie Macmillan, High Lonesome Leslie Macmillan wrote "High Lonesome" as a result of hearing a Grateful Dead song about two men riding the rails. Inspired by the song's eeriness and sense of romance, she sought to write a piece that captured both qualities. Leslie holds a BA in journalism from Boston University and hopes to graduate with an ALM degree in literature and creative writing this June. Julia Magnusson, Hair Julia Magnusson ditched a carpentry career to try the Extension School's Writing Program. She wrote "Love Song" during Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Poetry, and "Hair" happened during David Gessner's Creative Nonfiction. She is now working for a little computer company in Davis Square and still needs a decent haircut. Pamela Mishkin, This Isn't Poetry Pamela Mishkin holds an MA in Spanish literature and works as a foreign language editor. She wrote "This Isn't Poetry" in Daniel Bosch's Advanced Poetry. Joseph O'Farrell, Being Come to Sense Joseph O'Farrell moved to Boston from Ireland in 1986 and started writing in the early '90s. Currently finishing his thesis in literature and creative writing at the Extension School, he anticipates graduating in the spring of 2001. "Being Come to Sense" is one of a few short stories centered around Gerry Gildea and grew out of the repeated revisions of an earlier story set in Gildea's bar. Jim Redfearn, The Ringmaster Jim Redfearn has been an industrial-commercial photographer and is a retired Massachusetts State Trooper. He is presently employed by the Boston law firm, Choate, Hall & Stewart. He wrote "The Ringmaster" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction and dedicates it to the memory of the best storyteller he has ever known, the real "Buddy Ford." Alex Ruskell, Idaho Fish and Game Alex Ruskell plays guitar in a country band called Straddle. "Idaho Fish and Game" was written in Grace Dane Mazur's Master's Class in Literature and Creative Writing and came after a friend pointed out Hell would probably be a lot like upstairs at Charlie's with Sting's "Dream of the Blue Turtles" constantly playing on the jukebox. At the time, said friend was reading way too much French literature. Molly K. Saccardo, Full Moon at Grandma's Molly Saccardo wrote her two poems, "Full Moon at Grandma's" and "The Inside Peregrination," in Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Creative Writing last fall and refined them in Janet's Introduction to Poetry Writing this spring. Currently working as a school librarian at Presentation School in Brighton, Molly is married and has two boys. She is also an on-air contributing poet for WBUR's "Here and Now New Radio Show" and has had her poetry appear in 96 INC and Meanie and is forthcoming in Ibbetson St. Press. PREVIOUS \| TOP \| CONTENTS \| NEXT

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