http://edgewriter.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Eric D. Goodman en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:08:00 GMT 2009-12-30T12:08:00Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858   Still looking for a few last-minute gifts?  Buy Baltimore!  Not the city, but products produced by and in Charm City.  To help you find some great Baltimorian gifts, Baltimore's . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:51:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858 Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-24T16:51:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951686   Fresh from a book event and television interview in York, I took a bit of a break from everyday life to go on a writing retreat. This time, it was a trip to the town of Sainte-Adele . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:52:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951686 Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-17T17:52:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933 Fresh from his flight to the Ottawa Book Fair, Gilbert the Flightless Goose is going to the first capitol of the United States: York, Penn.   That’s because Flightless Goose . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:27:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933 Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-02T23:27:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245 If you’re planning to attend the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday, November 28, you’re likely to run into a native goose.  Flightless Goose is available all day at the fair! . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:39:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245 Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-24T21:39:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908370   The Flightless Goose has been known to play ball, but on Thursday, November 19, he will sport a black tie and attend his first formal ball.  That’s because Flightless Goose . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908370 Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-19T13:08:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913 International Gallery Event and Formal Charity Ball Offer Two Ways to Help Charities and Get Your Goose   With the holidays approaching, many people are already making their gift . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:24:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913 Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-13T03:24:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894856 Want to catch an autographed goose for Thanksgiving? You can do just that — and sample some impressive, original artwork from local, national, and international artists — while enjoying . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:08:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894856 Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-10T23:08:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770 The Baltimore Writers' Conference is coming up Nov 14 at Towson University.    Keynote address will be delivered by Mark Bowden of Black Hawk Down fame.  It's been 10 . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770 Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-05T02:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441   Looking for a frightful way to spend Halloween night?  Or a way to commemorate Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th year?  Why not do both at once?   Visit . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441 Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-29T20:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660   Flightless Goose has another elementary school appearance — today!  That’s right.  I’ll be presenting Flightless Goose and leading discussions about the book . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:49:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660 Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-23T13:49:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255   Since October 2007, the Lit and Art series at the Watermark Gallery has provided a unique opportunity to sample a variety of artistic sensibilities.  Fresh off its Baltimore . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:55:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255 Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-22T01:55:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834552 According to F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Action is Character.”   Now, 113 years after the great American author’s birth, many writers will put their character in action . . . Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:31:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977834552 Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-01T21:31:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825259 The ninth annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held this Saturday, September 26, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:18:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825259 Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-24T20:18:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812536   What many people in the local literary community refer to as our “literary new year” will be here before you know it: The Baltimore Book Festival takes place on the weekend . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:42:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812536 Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-14T23:42:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805944   This Friday, I’ll be reading an abridged version of my story “Futures” on WYPR’s popular radio program, The Signal .  Listen for it on Baltimore’s NPR . . . Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805944 Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-09T18:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800616   Since beginning in an upstairs art room in the historic Patterson Theater back in 2005 (I know, I was there!), the Write Here, Write Now workshops have expanded to meet the needs of the growing . . . Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:10:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977800616 Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-05T00:10:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792607   What many people in the Baltimore literary community refer to as our “literary new year” will be here before you know it;  The Baltimore Book Festival takes place on the weekend . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:52:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792607 Eric D. Goodman 2009-08-29T18:52:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765427 An international theme dominates this year’s F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference. The 14th annual conference is scheduled for October 17, 2009 in Rockville Maryland. Popular novelist Julia . . . Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:50:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977765427 Eric D. Goodman 2009-08-06T20:50:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754108   Flightless Goose got a glowing review in the most recent issue of The Potomac.   The Potomac is a popular literary journal of “poetry and politics” that regularly . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:54:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754108 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-28T21:54:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744734 Need a unique way to observe Sir Mick Jagger’s 66th birthday? On Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m ., the Watermark Gallery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor continues its Lit and Art series. Lit and . . . Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:24:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744734 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-21T13:24:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738292   As novelist E.L. Doctorow will tell you, sometimes the best kind of research is the kind that comes to you without effort.   I experienced that sort of research recently.   . . . Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:31:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738292 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-16T01:31:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734385   You're invited to a reading event this Saturday at The Writer's Center.   Authors published in New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers will read from their . . . Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:01:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734385 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-11T02:01:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733428   My story, "Chemistry," has been published in WHATEVER Literary Journal .   WHATEVER Literary Journal is described as "a collection of the Northeast's finest writers . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:39:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733428 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-10T01:39:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726211 Pulizter-Prize winning author Junot Diaz filled the room (two, in fact, with the event televised in a second room due to the enormous crowd) at the 2009 CityLit Festival.   After . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726211 Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-01T10:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719712   Popular novelist Julia Alvarez has been announced as the 2009 honoree for the prestigious F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Award.   She will accept the award at the 14 th Annual F. . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719712 Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-24T00:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712041 William P. Tandy, the editor of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore, invites you to get hot and bothered this summer with Issue No. 11, the latest installment in the award-winning series published by . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:03:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712041 Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-15T21:03:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707665   Well, that's almost what the editor said.     So now I'm smiling because my fiction has been published in the latest issue of Smile, Hon, You're In Baltimore! . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:32:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707665 Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-11T01:32:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702384 JMWW, the popular literary journal based in Baltimore, invites you to a celebration of the first three years of print anthologies featuring the best work from the online quarterly.   . . . Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702384 Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-05T15:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700842 My story, "Futures," was published in JMWW Literary Journal's annual print anthology.   JMWW is a popular literary journal based in Baltimore.   Although it has a Baltimore . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:30:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700842 Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-04T02:30:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692871 The 2009 BookExpo America hits New York City this weekend - the largest and most important book event in North America.   And Flightless Goose will be there!   Flightless . . . Wed, 27 May 2009 09:02:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692871 Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-27T09:02:41Z