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Midge Raymond

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Midge Raymond is the author of the novels Floreana and My Last Continent and a short-story collection, Forgetting English, which received the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. Her stories have appeared in TriQuarterly, American Literary Review, North American Review, Bellevue Literary Review, the Los Angeles Times magazine, Poets & Writers, and many other publications.

Midge is also the author of Devils Island, co-authored with John Yunker. She has taught writing at Boston University, Boston's Grub Street Writers, Seattle's Richard Hugo House, and San Diego Writers, Ink.

Midge lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her online at www.MidgeRaymond.com and www.MidgeandJohn.com.

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Midge Raymond I go for walks, which helps clear my mind to allow creativity back in. And I also turn to research to keep myself going on the project even when I'm s…moreI go for walks, which helps clear my mind to allow creativity back in. And I also turn to research to keep myself going on the project even when I'm stuck on the actual writing. I always need to step away from the desk (and keyboard and screen) if I find myself getting stuck ... a simple change of scenery, and a notebook and pen, do wonders. (less)
Midge Raymond For me, one of the best things about being a writer is learning. Once I get curious about something -- such as penguin conservation, or unsolved true …moreFor me, one of the best things about being a writer is learning. Once I get curious about something -- such as penguin conservation, or unsolved true crimes -- I get to dive deeply into it, talk to fascinating people, and then write stories based on what I've learned, with a healthy amount of imagination. For someone who has had one career in life, the best thing about being a writer is trying on all these different lives on the page.(less)
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Antarctica in the time of COVID-19

For most of 2020, I was hopeful that COVID-19 wouldn’t reach Antarctica. But in December, it became the last continent to report an outbreak, at a Chilean research base. There are few better places to contain an outbreak than Antarctica (though the isolation means it’s not a place where anyone wants to be sick). Still,  … Read more

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“That little rat was pretending to be sick. He was acting so he could get himself out of my room. And that’s when I realized that acting isn’t just something you do in theatres or sound stages—it’s about survival. It’s about getting through your own damn life. I think maybe the most successful people in life are simply the best”
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