PAULA WHYMAN
I'm a writer living in the Washington, DC, area. My work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies including The Gettysburg Review, Gargoyle, Writes of Passage: Coming of Age Stories and Memoirs from The Hudson Review, in The Washington Post, and on NPR's "All Things Considered."
For more information, please see the Bio page.
You can follow me on Twitter:
@paulawhyman.
We like the shoes.
"Mom takes a long time putting on her powders."
Archives
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Selected Works
Fiction
A young woman struggles with an unplanned pregnancy.
Sexual and racial tensions in a classroom threaten to explode as a young teen faces choices that will haunt her in adulthood. ORDER HERE
Two American teens go on their first European trip and get into trouble.
A young girl in Thailand is sold into prostitution by her mother.
A woman is haunted by events from the past that threaten to disturb her domestic life.
A man battles neighbors to build his dream house, while his son resists the pull of the family heritage.
A psychologist confuses fantasy and reality as she travels alone for the first time after her divorce.
Humor
Dining out with dietary issues, and Twizzlers. From the Washington Post.
KITCHEN SINK LINKS
Washington Independent Review of Books
Washington's nonprofit online book review
Semi-Charmed Life: Surviving at the Center of the Universe
first-person column on absurdities of suburban life
Bethesda World News
Bethesda's own parody newspaper
When the Menu Is a Minefield
Washington Post Food section, on dining out with dietary issues
Ode to the Hand Dryers of La Guardia
guest post for Susan Coll's blog
Rumpus Mini-Interview #19
I interview visual artist Tim Guthrie about his unusual anti-war project.
Work-in-Progress: A blog by Leslie Pietrzyk
Explores the Creative Process
Alternate Sides: A blog by Susan Coll
Adventures Along the Northeast Corridor
Finding Josephine
Writer Dionne Ford's blog
Poetry in the Arts
Publisher of the poetry journal, Ardent! - and fine books of poetry by invitation.
CURIOSITIES: THE BLOG
[YOUR CANDIDATE'S NAME HERE] Won!!
September 27, 2008
Since I'm at least as qualified to be VP as Sarah Palin, I think I'm qualified enough to offer my take on the first presidential debate. (Note that NBC didn't invite Ms. Palin to comment following the broadcast--They asked Biden...and Rudy Giuliani. Do you think she didn't have anything to add? Maybe she told them what she told Katie Couric -- she'd have to get back to them later on that...) (more…)
Three Books About...
September 23, 2008
My essay, Angst Lurks Behind the Lawn Mower (Three Books about Desperate Suburban Men) will be broadcast this evening on All Things Considered!
If you miss it, you can hear the podcast on their website, and read the text, after 7pm EST. Read it here.
If you miss it, you can hear the podcast on their website, and read the text, after 7pm EST. Read it here.
But Does He Do Laundry?
September 22, 2008
When I was in NY this weekend, I saw Eliot Spitzer, near Central Park, in the East 60s. He was driving a minivan. So now we know the real punishment for his transgressions: His wife is making him drive the carpools.
The Real Writer's Life
September 18, 2008
See my guest blog on Leslie Pietrzyk's Work-in-Progress site today.
It's a parody in response to those books about writing that are written by famous, successful people, which are often of little use to most of the rest of us...
It's a parody in response to those books about writing that are written by famous, successful people, which are often of little use to most of the rest of us...
For Those About to Rock, or, As It Were, STILL Rocking
September 17, 2008
XM Channel 53 is running all AC/DC, all the time. I think it goes through at least the end of the month (who knew there WAS this much AC/DC??), and it will include their new album, Black Ice.
And, with Channel 51 still running Metallica 24/7, that's like, whoa. (more…)
And, with Channel 51 still running Metallica 24/7, that's like, whoa. (more…)
The New Bank of...Me?
September 15, 2008
The financial companies are desperately seeking buyers, and the rates are cheap, cheap, cheap--shares of Lehman only $3.65! Seriously, that's less than a video rental at Blockbuster. As a taxpayer, I will soon own part of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. If I'm propping up these failing banks anyway, why not just buy one for myself? (more…)