Fall 2000 Charles River Review: Contributors

Keith Buffo, Thanksgiving Turkeys
Keith Buffo wrote "Thanksgiving Turkeys" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. He received his BFA in graphic design from the Art Institute of Boston. For ten years Mr. Buffo has worked as an advertising copywriter. For the last four years he has prepared the family Thanksgiving dinner--giving his mother a much needed break.

Margarita Cárdenas, Night Vision
Margarita Cárdenas wrote "Night Vision" for Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction. This is her first attempt at something a bit magical and whimsical, but she's serious about the meaning behind it. When her son read the first few pages, he looked at her and said, "Mom, that guy in the story is you." Ms. Cárdenas would love to write all day long but instead spends most of her time translating the words of others. She's currently working on her Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) at the Harvard Extension School and hopes to pursue an MA in writing after that.

Andrew Cohen, A Family of Ducks
Andrew Cohen has been living and writing in Israel for the past five months. "A Family of Ducks" was written for Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction last spring.

Julianne Corey, Holiday Hell
Julianne Corey wrote "Holiday Hell" for Sandy Kaye's Advanced Memoir. She has long been intrigued by her family's clannish quirks, particularly their attitude toward pie. Ms. Corey earned her BA in literature and film at Merrimack College and will begin her MFA in creative writing this fall.

Jim Henle, Michigan Winter
Jim Henle wrote "Michigan Winter" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. He hails from Michigan and now makes Cambridge home.

Lory Hough, Wonder Woman
Lory Hough wrote "Wonder Woman" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction, based on a childhood memory of a neighborhood family that saved foil balls from chocolates in a giant glass bottle. A writer and editor at the Kennedy School of Government, Ms. Hough will receive her Master of Liberal Arts in literature and creative writing this June.

Christopher Jones, Fall Haiku
Christopher Jones has worked at the Extension School for 12 years in various capacities in Academic Services and wrote "Fall Haiku" in Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. Having chosen many intense themes for past poems, Mr. Jones wanted to write something more laid back.

Gene Juffe, My Boardwalk
Gene Juffe wrote "My Boardwalk" in Elizabeth Hewitt's Fundamentals of Grammar. Mr. Juffe is currently pursuing an ALB degree at the Extension School. He devotes a great deal of time to studying the Chinese language and hopes someday to write essays in Chinese as well.

Ann Leamon, Turning 40 (2)
Ann Leamon wrote "Turning 40 (2)" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. A case writer for the Harvard Business School, she likes the challenges of creativity constrained by form. Ms. Leamon holds an MA in economics from the University of Montana and yes, recently turned 40, illusions battered but unbowed.

Grace Hall McEntee, Fog
Grace Hall McEntee lives on Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. For 13 years she and her husband commuted together in their small fishing boat from their island home to teaching jobs on the mainland eight miles away. Now retired from teaching and education consulting, Ms. McEntee has taken several courses at the Extension School. She began "Fog" as an impromptu writing in Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. She finished the story while studying The Craft of Fiction with Maxine Rodburg.

Holly Monacelli, Faces
Holly Monacelli wrote "Faces" in Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction in an attempt to create something both funny and poignant, rather like adolescence itself. Ms. Monacelli is a Detroit native and a University of Michigan graduate who still says "pop" instead of "soda" and refuses to use the word "wicked," except when referring to witches.

Julie Mosow, Out of Hand
Julie Mosow wrote "Out of Hand" in Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction. A trip to Indonesia in August 2000 inspired the story and planted a seed in her mind, she says, "about the ways in which political and social revolutions intersect with upheaval and change in personal relationships." Ms. Mosow holds an AB from Harvard College; this is her third semester at the Extension School.

Elizabeth O'Brien, Take Me
Elizabeth O'Brien has been writing all her life. "Take Me" came from a statement Janet Sylvester made in her Introduction to Creative Writing: "poetry says, 'take me syllable by syllable.'" Ms. O'Brien was amused by the possibilities of this statement as a pickup line.

Janine Papp, The Juice Man
Janine Papp wrote "The Juice Man" in Emily Miller's Essay Writing. Ms. Papp has a BA in English from Barnard and is currently enrolled in the Certificate in Publishing and Communications program at the Extension School.

Joel Roselin, Outside
Joel Roselin wrote "Outside" for Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Creative Writing. The piece benefitted greatly form the comments and suggestions of a dedicated workshop of talented fellow student writers but most especially from the insight and support of the teaching fellow Doug Frelke, a gifted teacher and writer.

Katrin Schumann, Mink
Katrin Schumann wrote "Mink" in Karen Heath's Intermediate Fiction. Her first short story, it is loosely based on her family's experiences in Nazi Germany. The guileless voice of the boy and his unusual fetish came to her in one sitting, which is more than can be said for the novel she's been working on for six years.

Louise Shanks, Cliff Walk, In Kruger Park
Louise Shanks wrote "Cliff Walk" and "In Kruger Park" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. Born and raised in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and armed with an MA in French literature from Scotland's St. Andrews University, she embarked on the peripatetic and penurious life of an ESL teacher, kicking off in a pulp factory in Finnish Lapland and winding up in Paris. Since moving to the US in 1998, Ms. Shanks has been living a life of enforced idleness as an "alien dependent" spouse.

Bruce Twickler, The Right Link
Bruce Twickler's previous publications include "Measuring Asymmetry in Random Noise," "The Pioneer Audio Sales Manual," and "Humor in Double-Entry Accounting, Vol. 1: Quattrocentro Prato, The Early Years." We have here "The Right Link," a product of Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction, answering the question, "How fast should you go in an electronically reticulated romance?"

Stephen van Ness, How Jackson Lee Learned the Horrible Truth about Alien Abductions
Stephen van Ness wrote "How Jackson Lee Learned the Horrible Truth about Alien Abductions" in Nina de Gramont's Intermediate Fiction. The idea for the story came after he spent 17 hours channel-surfing between the Home Shopping Network, an infomercial-all-the-time cable station, and a "UFOs: Truth or Fiction" marathon on the Discovery Channel. Fortunately he has recovered almost completely and expects to be released from the hospital very soon.



	THE HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL WRITING PROGRAM PREVIOUS \| CONTENTS \| NEXT Contributors Keith Buffo, Thanksgiving Turkeys Keith Buffo wrote "Thanksgiving Turkeys" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. He received his BFA in graphic design from the Art Institute of Boston. For ten years Mr. Buffo has worked as an advertising copywriter. For the last four years he has prepared the family Thanksgiving dinner--giving his mother a much needed break. Margarita Cárdenas, Night Vision Margarita Cárdenas wrote "Night Vision" for Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction. This is her first attempt at something a bit magical and whimsical, but she's serious about the meaning behind it. When her son read the first few pages, he looked at her and said, "Mom, that guy in the story is you." Ms. Cárdenas would love to write all day long but instead spends most of her time translating the words of others. She's currently working on her Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) at the Harvard Extension School and hopes to pursue an MA in writing after that. Andrew Cohen, A Family of Ducks Andrew Cohen has been living and writing in Israel for the past five months. "A Family of Ducks" was written for Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction last spring. Julianne Corey, Holiday Hell Julianne Corey wrote "Holiday Hell" for Sandy Kaye's Advanced Memoir. She has long been intrigued by her family's clannish quirks, particularly their attitude toward pie. Ms. Corey earned her BA in literature and film at Merrimack College and will begin her MFA in creative writing this fall. Jim Henle, Michigan Winter Jim Henle wrote "Michigan Winter" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. He hails from Michigan and now makes Cambridge home. Lory Hough, Wonder Woman Lory Hough wrote "Wonder Woman" in Brad Watson's Advanced Fiction, based on a childhood memory of a neighborhood family that saved foil balls from chocolates in a giant glass bottle. A writer and editor at the Kennedy School of Government, Ms. Hough will receive her Master of Liberal Arts in literature and creative writing this June. Christopher Jones, Fall Haiku Christopher Jones has worked at the Extension School for 12 years in various capacities in Academic Services and wrote "Fall Haiku" in Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. Having chosen many intense themes for past poems, Mr. Jones wanted to write something more laid back. Gene Juffe, My Boardwalk Gene Juffe wrote "My Boardwalk" in Elizabeth Hewitt's Fundamentals of Grammar. Mr. Juffe is currently pursuing an ALB degree at the Extension School. He devotes a great deal of time to studying the Chinese language and hopes someday to write essays in Chinese as well. Ann Leamon, Turning 40 (2) Ann Leamon wrote "Turning 40 (2)" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. A case writer for the Harvard Business School, she likes the challenges of creativity constrained by form. Ms. Leamon holds an MA in economics from the University of Montana and yes, recently turned 40, illusions battered but unbowed. Grace Hall McEntee, Fog Grace Hall McEntee lives on Prudence Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. For 13 years she and her husband commuted together in their small fishing boat from their island home to teaching jobs on the mainland eight miles away. Now retired from teaching and education consulting, Ms. McEntee has taken several courses at the Extension School. She began "Fog" as an impromptu writing in Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. She finished the story while studying The Craft of Fiction with Maxine Rodburg. Holly Monacelli, Faces Holly Monacelli wrote "Faces" in Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction in an attempt to create something both funny and poignant, rather like adolescence itself. Ms. Monacelli is a Detroit native and a University of Michigan graduate who still says "pop" instead of "soda" and refuses to use the word "wicked," except when referring to witches. Julie Mosow, Out of Hand Julie Mosow wrote "Out of Hand" in Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction. A trip to Indonesia in August 2000 inspired the story and planted a seed in her mind, she says, "about the ways in which political and social revolutions intersect with upheaval and change in personal relationships." Ms. Mosow holds an AB from Harvard College; this is her third semester at the Extension School. Elizabeth O'Brien, Take Me Elizabeth O'Brien has been writing all her life. "Take Me" came from a statement Janet Sylvester made in her Introduction to Creative Writing: "poetry says, 'take me syllable by syllable.'" Ms. O'Brien was amused by the possibilities of this statement as a pickup line. Janine Papp, The Juice Man Janine Papp wrote "The Juice Man" in Emily Miller's Essay Writing. Ms. Papp has a BA in English from Barnard and is currently enrolled in the Certificate in Publishing and Communications program at the Extension School. Joel Roselin, Outside Joel Roselin wrote "Outside" for Janet Sylvester's Introduction to Creative Writing. The piece benefitted greatly form the comments and suggestions of a dedicated workshop of talented fellow student writers but most especially from the insight and support of the teaching fellow Doug Frelke, a gifted teacher and writer. Katrin Schumann, Mink Katrin Schumann wrote "Mink" in Karen Heath's Intermediate Fiction. Her first short story, it is loosely based on her family's experiences in Nazi Germany. The guileless voice of the boy and his unusual fetish came to her in one sitting, which is more than can be said for the novel she's been working on for six years. Louise Shanks, Cliff Walk, In Kruger Park Louise Shanks wrote "Cliff Walk" and "In Kruger Park" for Susan Carlisle's Introduction to Poetry. Born and raised in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and armed with an MA in French literature from Scotland's St. Andrews University, she embarked on the peripatetic and penurious life of an ESL teacher, kicking off in a pulp factory in Finnish Lapland and winding up in Paris. Since moving to the US in 1998, Ms. Shanks has been living a life of enforced idleness as an "alien dependent" spouse. Bruce Twickler, The Right Link Bruce Twickler's previous publications include "Measuring Asymmetry in Random Noise," "The Pioneer Audio Sales Manual," and "Humor in Double-Entry Accounting, Vol. 1: Quattrocentro Prato, The Early Years." We have here "The Right Link," a product of Jody Lisberger's Intermediate Fiction, answering the question, "How fast should you go in an electronically reticulated romance?" Stephen van Ness, How Jackson Lee Learned the Horrible Truth about Alien Abductions Stephen van Ness wrote "How Jackson Lee Learned the Horrible Truth about Alien Abductions" in Nina de Gramont's Intermediate Fiction. The idea for the story came after he spent 17 hours channel-surfing between the Home Shopping Network, an infomercial-all-the-time cable station, and a "UFOs: Truth or Fiction" marathon on the Discovery Channel. Fortunately he has recovered almost completely and expects to be released from the hospital very soon. PREVIOUS \| TOP \| CONTENTS \| NEXT

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