Mrs. Parker and the Not-So-Nice Review
In high school, I discovered Dorothy Parker: an acerbic, darkly witty writer of the Jazz Age. At 15, I thought she was great. All year, I...
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Maya Sinha
- Jun 9
- 1 min
New short fiction: A Minor Death
After a spring blogging hiatus, which I do not at all blame on my kids' sports schedule, I am happy to be back with a just-published...
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Maya Sinha
- Feb 20
- 5 min
Portraits of the Artist: Two New Books About Creative Types
Are artists insufferable? And if so, why? As a writer slightly out-of-step with normal people, I’m glad somebody is pondering these...
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Maya Sinha
- Feb 4
- 1 min
First Review of The City Mother
When someone reviews our book, we writers have to play it cool. Here's G.K. Chesterton, kicking back in a lawn chair. Note his sober,...
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Maya Sinha
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Animal Mothers: Which One Are You Today?
Only eight more days until The City Mother is released! In the meantime, here's a blog post from March 2015, when I was starting to write...
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Maya Sinha
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Toddler Moms: A Worthy Subject for Art?
What do the Italian Rennaissance painter Raphael and the 19th century American impressionist Mary Cassatt have to do with The City...
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Maya Sinha
- Jan 2
- 3 min
5 Songs That Inspired The City Mother
In late 2018, when I had a complete draft of The City Mother, I sent it to a novelist who worked as a fiction editor on the side. For a...
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Maya Sinha
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Liked The City Mother? This blog is for you
In this blog, I will post updates relating to my novel, The City Mother, which I’m excited to share. I’ll also post links to...
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