by Nancy Herkness | Jun 8, 2020 | Books, Nod from Nancy, writing
I live in New Jersey, a mere twelve miles away from New York City, so my area has been hit very hard by COVID-19. We wear masks; we social distance; we wash our hands until our skin is about to flake off; and we stay home as much as possible. Since I am a writer and...
by Nancy Herkness | Mar 25, 2014 | Books, Uncategorized, writing
I was originally seduced by the commencement speech David Foster Wallace gave at Kenyon College in 2005, titled “This is Water”. Of course, David Foster Wallace is a name you hear all the time, a towering figure in the world of modern literature. (There’s something...