Sentences with phrase «good writer friend»

But a couple months before publication, I was at Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference in Denver, and a good writer friend of mine, Heather Webb, commented, «Isn't the knave the same card as the jack?

Not exact matches

As writer, cartoonist and musician Elizabeth Wagele put it perfectly: «We introverts make good friends for ourselves.»

One of my good friends, writer Deanna Ogle, has written an eloquent response to the SBNR criticism, I Am The Spiritual But Not Religious.

So one of our members, my good friend and writer Amy Mitchell and I decided we would collaborate on a post today.

Perhaps the examples of Thomas Tallis and his pupil and friend William Byrd, both Roman Catholics, will give heart to contemporary Catholic artists — and those who like myself are Anglo - Catholic artists — as well as other writers in the Christian tradition who find themselves in the situation that Dana Gioia describes.

I debated whether to engage a post that is just as disturbing as the title suggests, but after speaking with an editor and several writers at The Gospel Coalition, as well as some of my gay and lesbian friends, I've decided it's important to offer an alternative to the attitude presented in this post and, perhaps more importantly, to explore / discuss how Christians ought to respond when we encounter homophobia in our own faith communities.

The writer of an unsigned article in The New Yorker, describing a feeling experienced at the funeral of a friend whose long and happy life had been spent as a wife and mother, caught it well:

I found in Ford far more than I had hoped for: a writer who, by his own account, had «apprenticed» himself to America; whose stories and characters so spring from their landscapes and physical situations as to personify the spirit of the motels, roadside bars, lakes and highways where we encounter them; and who may well be, as his friend Raymond Carver (who died last summer) said, «sentence for sentence... the best writer at work in this country today.»

just before I went to sit in the Letterman green room, my fantastically courageous and brilliant friend Nell Scovell published this article in Vanity Fair about the unfriendly attitude toward women writers in late - night - tv and particularly the hostile work environment at (you guessed it) good ol' Dave's.

Yet, writer and comedian Giulia Rozzi divorced her best friend after 13 months: as a marriage and and family therapist observes, «the guy looks great on paper as a very best friend, but not necessarily as a lover and mate, and I think there are different criteria for that.»

Thinker, writer, and occasional troublemaker raising another generation of righteous troublemakers with her best friend.

Stacey Ferguson, Justice Fergie [«Cheer for Your Cheerleaders»] Kristin Shaw, Two Cannoli [«You Know Your Child Best»] Aviva Goldfarb, The Scramble [«Always the Potential for Good»] Margo Porras, Nacho Mama [«Your Kids Will Do What You Do»] Emily McKhann, The Motherhood [«You Are Courageous»] Jane Maynard, This Week for Dinner [«Savor Even the Hard Seconds»] Mary Ann Zoellner, producer at NBC's TODAY [«Play Like a Dad»] Lian Dolan, Oprah.com [«Life is Serious Enough»] Maria Bailey, Mom Talk Radio [«Take Time to Celebrate You»] Christie Matheson, Stroller Traffic [«Nothing Better Than Coming Home»] Carla Naumburg, Psychcentral.com [«You Are Not Your Thoughts»] Jenny Lee Sulpizio, JennyLeeSulpizio.com [«I'm Not Above Mom Jeans»] Kimberly Coleman, Foodie City Mom [«Follow Your Own Inner Voice»] Missy Stevens, Wonder, Friend [«Nice Things Are Still Just Things»] Rachel Jankovic, Femina Girls [«It's Not Supposed to Be Easy»] Megan Brooks, Texas Health Moms [«The Love Language of Listening»] Carissa Rogers, Good N Crazy [«Here's to Embracing Change»] Dina Freeman, BabyCenter [«Learn to Swim in the Deep End»] Elizabeth Grant Thomas, Elizabethgrantthomas.com [«It's Easier to See Light in Darkness»] Wendy Hilton, Hip Homeschool Moms [«They Want to Make Us Happy»] Renée Schuls - Jacobson, Rasjacobson.com [«Beware of Emotional Vampires»] Shannon Lell, ShannonLell.com [«Don't Be Afraid to Sparkle»] Bunmi Laditan, Honest Toddler [«What Makes You a Writer»] Erin Dymoski, Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms [«What I'd Tell My Younger Self»] Lyss Stern, Divamoms.com [«Those Who Matter Don't Mind»] Debra Shigley, In Deb's Kitchen [«Feeling Bad?

Born in Arlington, MA, Dr. Kimball went on to become a respected pediatrician and writer as well as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great - grandfather and a special friend to children.

I remember reading a chapter about that once... the writer said that it's even harder for those of us who identify ourselves as attachment parents, those of us who've read all of those books and who've talked with our friends about wanting to be the best parent possible.

The researchers found that writers are more confident their friends can correctly interpret their e-mails than strangers — and readers are more confident in interpreting e-mails from friends than strangers, as well.

And yeah, I think the problem — well, one of the problems with these sort of radical interpretations is that, you know, we tend to forget that Shakespeare was a businessman and a writer, and he was trying to write plays that would hold peoples» attention, that would get them coming back to the theater for a repeat viewing, that would get them to tell their friends what a great play it was.

I was in Santa Fe a couple weeks ago visiting one of my best friends you've heard me talk so much about: the writer Emily Rapp.

To make this struggle over who earns from yoga more visible, my friend and well - known yoga writer Matthew Remski and I have started a hashtag campaign entitled (and for) #realyogateachers.

So she called upon skinny friend and food writer Melissa Clark, who dines out almost nightly in New York's best restaurants without gaining weight, for help.

On Saturday, I made a trip to Birmingham with Parker the writer of Fast Foodie US who also happens to be one of my best friends and sorority sisters for the Birmingham Bloggers brunch!

My best friend has a background in the sciences but has always been a prolific and talented writer.

Our good friend Daisy is a writer and she wrote some incredible words that described in a thoughtful, kind and humorous way how she thought of us, both independently and together as a couple.

This blog has been going just over a year now and along the way, I have (virtually) met some fantastic blogger friends, who are warm and helpful as well as being fantastic writers.

Onto a personal side note, my best friend Emily (who is a fantastic writer) will be guest blogging on here as well!

Counselor, Style Blogger, Speaker, Influencer, Writer, Daughter of the King and best friend!

If you don't like writing about yourself or think you are going to get writer's block it's a good idea to enlist the help of a friend; the kind of friend who is always saying to you «I can't understand why you're still single, you're such a catch».

«Just as every best friend should — Jo tells it like it is,» wrote Sam Brick, a celebrity writer and broadcaster, in a review.

Makeup Artist, Alt Model, Visual Artist, Mother, Student, Straightedge, Reader, Writer, Romantic, Introverted with Extroverted Tendencies, Open minded and accepting with a strong moral code, extremely loyal, good friend / listener, With a serious sweet tooth

The Los Angeles - based writer created the fake OKCupid profile, «aaroncarterfan,» using a picture of her best friend who...

Prudie counsels a letter writer whose husband thinks his wife - beating best friend deserves their support and forgiveness.

If you aren't the best writer, enlist a friend's help, or hire a service that can help you.

He's drifting through life, thinking about becoming a writer, and also trying to romance his best friend Mimi (Kiersey Clemons).

Braverman, an idealistic minor author, dies; his four best friends, writers who in one way or another have all sold out, decide to attend his funeral.

In this R - rated comedy, based on the popular book by Bill Bryson, a travel writer (Redford) returns to the U.S. after two decades in England and decides that the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends (Nolte).

Writer / actress Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein 72, Ira & Abby 62) makes her feature directing debut with a romantic comedy about two best friends (played by Westfeldt and Adam Scott) who decide to have a baby together while maintaining a platonic relationship.

Best friends Alexa (Paris Berelc) and Katie (Isabel May) face their first year in high school and Alexa's cancer treatments in this comedy created by Hannah Montana writer Heather Wordham.

Liam (Leung) is an aspiring Hollywood star who spends the majority of time picking up bar girls with his best friend Joe — a starving writer who has yet to pen a proper screenplay.

People in comic books, and also Donald Trump, tend to speak in short, declarative sentences liberally punctuated with exclamation points, the lazy comic - book writer's best friend.

«The Intervention,» writer - director Clea DuVall's first feature, is a look at the complex relationships between 30 - something couples — best friends all — who go on vacation together, with the intent to advise one of the couples to divorce.

Directors / writers Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, creators of «The Office» and «Extras,» jump to the big screen with a comic drama of three best friends facing dead - end lives in a small British mill town in the seventies.

It has a lot going for it, including Bruce Willis, who helped finance it, as a blustering car dealer, one of his best performances to date; Barbara Hershey as his pill - popping wife; Nick Nolte as his sales manager and best friend, who guiltily harbors a fetish for lingerie; and Albert Finney as Vonnegut's dark doppelganger, itinerant hack SF writer Kilgore Trout.

In this iteration, writers Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal and Adam Sztykiel have anthropomorphized the gorilla, who is now named George (played by motion - capture actor Jason Liles), the best friend of Davis Okoye (Johnson), a primatologist with a background in the Army Special Forces and anti-poaching activism, naturally.

The fourth and best feature from writer - director Rick Famuyiwa looks at the lives of Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) as they try to survive as geeks in the dangerous Inglewood, CA neighborhood known as The Bottoms.

Ahead of its digital release next month, a new red band trailer and poster have arrived online for writer - director Nick Kreiss» upcoming comedy Little Bitches which stars Kiersey Clemons, Virginia Gardner, and Jennette McCurdy; check them out here... Two best friends try to reconnect with a former friend before an end - of - senior - year party at which they -LSB-...]

Flock of Four World Premiere Writer / Director: Gregory Caruso Starring: Braeden Lemasters, Shane Harper, Coco Jones, Reg E. Cathey Logline: In 1959, four best friends search for a legendary jazz musician and discover an unforgettable night of culture and music in South Central, Los Angeles.

Had this movie been a Hollywood affair, I'm fairly certain it would have made fun of Texas; but under the control of Texas - based writer / director Richard Linklater (School of Rock) it shows the state and the people from it in the best possible light and manages to tell a story that you'll be sharing with your friends for years to come.

It weaves together audiotapes, rare home movies, diary entries, and interviews with her friends and those inspired by her, including Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Cecily Strong, original Saturday Night Live cast and crew members Chevy Chase, Laraine Newman, and Paul Shaffer, as well as SNL creator - producer Lorne Michaels, series writer Alan Zweibel, Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz, Second City CEO Andrew Alexander, and long - time friend and actor Martin Short.

Miguel Arteta's Chuck & Buck, a major «buzz» recipient at this year's Sundance Film Festival (cue warning sirens), is premised on the false creation of writer and star Mike White, who plays Buck, a homosexual man - child still obsessed with his boyhood best friend.

Containing engaging interviews with Didion fans and friends including Calvin Trillin, David Hare and Hilton Als, «Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold» does that thing that the best documentaries about writers to: it makes you want to return to its subject's work as soon as possible.

«Lady Bird» writer - director Greta Gerwig will be attending with her parents, her partner, Noah Baumbach, and her childhood best friend.