I spent my first day of a 6-day writing retreat shell-shocked over the election outcome. While I should have been hanging out with Leda, Jonathan and Marcia (the characters in my new novel, Aesop Lake), instead I was holed up in my room watching HRC give her concession speech, feeling distraught that my daughters now […]
Sometimes the name they give you is all wrong…
Sometimes the name they give you is all wrong, like my friend Zap. He’s as cool and brainiac as they come, but the boys down on “D” wing think he’s stupid, like he’s been trippin’ or got some wire treatment at the Retreat. But he ain’t. Zap just keeps to himself, he don’t talk to […]
Re-visions and snowshoeing
This morning I made my first trek in the snow with my favorite Christmas present, a pair of LL Bean snowshoes. The light purple aluminum frames didn’t have much of a challenge in the four-inches of snow that covers the ground, and I found myself thinking about my current novel and the editing process. Vermont […]
My Book
The Darkest Night
The Darkest Night by Sarah Ward Every week day morning, George rises from bed at 6am. He listens to VPR in the bathroom, showering and shaving while he contemplates the world’s challenges. He reminds himself how lucky he is that he lives in a safe part of the world, where he isn’t worried about bombs […]
Sarah Ward 