December 2011
3 posts
Nicholson Baker
I work all over the house, and in the yard when it’s warm—and often at restaurants and coffee shops. But my favorite place is to write is at our kitchen table, especially when the sun comes angling in.
The refrigerator turns on and off, the wall clock ticks, the cat jingles her food in the saucer as she crunches it, and there’s a nice shine to whatever fruit is in the...
Jason Ciaramella
You see that picture? It’s kind of misleading. Sure that’s where I’m doing all my writing these days, but up until a few months ago everything I ever had published was written on a cramped kitchen table next to a window that magnified the sun and always made me feel like I was being roasted alive. I’m glad I don’t have to write there anymore.
Now that we have that out of the way, I’ll...
Peter Straub
The 5th floor hallway leading to my office. A photo of the esteemed Mr. John Clute is visible in the foreground.
What you see when you get to the doorway. What do you know, it’s a desk! And a computer!
My desk from the cockpit, with glasses, water, and book I’m blurbing. (It’s good.) I’ve been sitting front of this view since 1985, and I’ve...