Skip to content

Lynne Handy

Writer

  • Biography
  • Books
  • Blog
  • EventsExpand
    • Media Kit
  • Latest Novel
  • Contact
Lynne Handy
Writer

Blog

Cork Harbor

August 8, 2022Poetry,settings
Visiting Ireland a few years ago, I went to the Cobh Museum, which overlooks Cork Harbor, the point of departure for millions of Irish people fleeing the Great Famine. A large part of the museum was devoted to a stunning sensory exhibit of Irish men, women, and children forced to leave the family . . .
Read More

Place as Character

July 6, 2022Characters,On writing
I grew up on a midwestern farm located between the Wabash and Illinois rivers. An anonymous writer described that vast prairie as follows: “the gentle wind moved the supple grasses like waves of a green sea under the summer’s sky.” Some are born into the world with a determination to flee their . . .
Read More

The Claude Glass

June 14, 2022On writing
I’m writing a short story about an old lady who uses a Claude Glass to view the aftermath of a tragedy. What is a Claude Glass? While watching Grand Tours of Scotland on Prime Video, I learned of the Claude Glass, or mirror, since in English, the word “glass” can be replaced with “mirror.” The… . . .
Read More

My Muse

May 15, 2022On writing
I’ve been walking around the house, looking for my muse. When I go on walks, I search for her in the clouds, in groves of trees and fields of dandelions. The state of the world and the nation are distractions, to be sure, and I’ve been doing left-brain things like editing manuscripts, working with . . .
Read More

Alvin – My Text to Speech Friend

April 14, 2022On writing
I’ve been spending a lot of time with Alvin—that’s the name I’ve given the TTS (Text to Speech) function on my computer. He sounds like TV personality, Dick Cavett, only mellower. Having Alvin read what I’ve written helps me edit my work. He does a good job, though he pauses too long after commas, . . .
Read More
  • 1
  • 2
Search
Categories
  • Book Review
  • Characters
  • mystery
  • On writing
  • Poetry
  • settings
Recent Posts
  • Cork Harbor
  • Place as Character
  • The Claude Glass
  • My Muse
  • Alvin – My Text to Speech Friend

© 2022 Lynne Handy

Designed by Lost Lake Press



You can find my book at any of these retailers

You can find my book at any of these retailers

You can find my book at any of these retailers

You can find my book at any of these retailers

You can find my book at any of these retailers

  • Biography
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Events
    • Media Kit
  • Latest Novel
  • Contact