Organization for the Disorganized

I am not an organized person. People often tell me they are surprised by this, and I’m surprised that they are surprised. In my previous life as an accountant, I got looks and sideways glances from many a supervisor for…

Novel Incubator: Incoming!

All of us at Dead Darlings are thrilled to meet the new crop of Novel Incubator students at this year’s Muse and the Marketplace, GrubStreet’s annual writing conference. We asked incoming student, Bonnie Waltch, to give us some insight into…

All About Grub Street’s Lit Week

Grub Street is inaugurating Lit Week, with thirty events and parties happening throughout Greater Boston this week, ahead of The Muse & the Marketplace this weekend. Dead Darlings caught up with Grub Street staff recently to learn more about Lit…

My Marathons

On April 15th 2013, I was on my couch with an icepack against my face recovering from dental surgery. Having run the Boston Marathon in 2009 and 2010, I had scheduled the surgery that day so that I wouldn’t be…