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About allisongreenwriter

Author of The Ghosts Who Travel with Me, a memoir, and Half-Moon Scar, a novel.

A Summer of Readings

Posted on September 16, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

I read recently from The Ghosts Who Travel with Me at the Modern Hotel in Boise, one of my favorite stops on the book tour. In 2008, when Arline and I began the literary pilgrimage that would inform the book, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Waverly Fitzgerald

Posted on September 13, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

Waverly Fitzgerald, a Seattle writer with an impressive list of publications and a popular teacher of writing at Hugo House and other venues, has interviewed me about my publication journey. We spent a lovely week together in 2014, along with … Continue reading →

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Interview with Michael Silverblatt on Bookworm

Posted on August 31, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

It was quite an honor to talk with Michael Silverblatt on Bookworm earlier this month. Thanks to KCRW and the Bookworm staff as well as Emily Goldman, the Ooligan staff member who interviewed with me.

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Interview on KPFA’s Women’s Magazine

Posted on August 3, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

Thanks to Kate Raphael for taking the time to talk to me on my recent visit to San Francisco. The podcast is here.

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Travels with La Roja, Part 1

Posted on July 27, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

Recently, my brother went to Vancouver for the World Cup, where he watched Canada beat Switzerland and England beat Canada. To keep costs down, he camped on the edge of the city, spending one night in his car and taking … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on June 23, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

On a screenshot of Google Earth’s Idaho, yellow thumbtacks mark the sites where the writer Richard Brautigan traveled in 1961. Arline and I found some of these places when we followed in his footsteps on a literary pilgrimage described in … Continue reading →

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3-2-1: Launch!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

We’re just weeks away from launching The Ghosts Who Travel with Me. The first review is in, I’ve been interviewed for a web site call Queen Mob’s Tea House, and the reading schedule is shaping up. Important things to think … Continue reading →

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Since You Left Minneapolis

Posted on April 25, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

I turned thirty in Minneapolis. I wanted to celebrate with my girlfriend-at-the-time on the patio of the Loring Park Café, where a musician played saxophone from the roof. But it rained that day – a pummeling thunderstorm – and we … Continue reading →

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Pre-Order The Ghosts Who Travel with Me

Posted on March 28, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

You can now pre-order The Ghosts Who Travel with Me from Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle. You have the option of having the book mailed to you or picking it up at the store. Faculty and students get a … Continue reading →

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New Publication: “Twenty Hours and Ten Minutes of Therapy,” The Gettysburg Review

Posted on March 15, 2015 by allisongreenwriter

The Gettysburg Review has published my essay, “Twenty Hours and Ten Minutes of Therapy,” in the spring 2015 issue. In 1985-1986, as I was coming out, I spent about six months in therapy. It was almost thirty years before I … Continue reading →

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