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She Does Not Dance

Posted by Reita Pendry Author on Nov 14, 2022 in Blog | 2 comments

Imagine that you create a character who is not a dancer – two left feet, ungainly, embarrassed at her lack of rhythm. You do not intend her to dance. One day you’re surprised that she’s tripping across the pages, twirling and bowing, barely touching the floorboards. Judith Simpson, a wonderful creative writing teacher in the Queens University adult learning program some years ago, called...