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Barbara Lee Williams

Author: The Literate Beast

I’m an insatiable reader, and I use my library card to feed my habit. I like many forms of entertainment, but reading trumps them all. Along with reading voraciously, I am a fiction writer. I’m interested in “who” and “when”, but my biggest concern is “why“. I live in Chicagoland with my two kids, in a home supersaturated with music and imagination.

Writers in the Heartland

Posted on October 20, 2013October 22, 2013 by The Literate Beast

I had a peaceful, productive week at the Writers in the Heartland residency. In addition to a nice string of… Read more Writers in the Heartland

Correctronic…

Posted on October 8, 2013 by The Literate Beast

…possibly not as satisfying as a manual typewriter, but still effective at keeping me off the internet as I work… Read more Correctronic…

Pumpkin Spice

Posted on September 24, 2013July 1, 2019 by The Literate Beast

Closing out September on a high note: Trying some more creative non-fiction. Reading from my story “Ordinals” at the Lonely… Read more Pumpkin Spice

Robots!

Posted on August 21, 2013August 21, 2013 by The Literate Beast

Very pleased to be published among such good company.

Prompt

Posted on August 14, 2013July 1, 2019 by The Literate Beast

Lies We Tell Ourselves and Others trapped in a frame of our own devising, gilded, with erroneous engravings

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Thought of the moment:

When we speak of integration, do we truly mean integration, or do we mean assimilation?

WIP

An epic poem

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