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Greer Woodward
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Excerpt
Mom said we came from a long line of Connecticut witches. It wasn't true, not as people usually think, but when I watched her with her second graders, or as she convinced the principal to give her an extra ten dollars for assembly play costumes, I could see her magic.
Grand said the family went back to Plymouth Colony and was part of the group that left for Connecticut in 1633 to found the town of Windsor. Strong women were always part of the picture: Grand, a social nor'easter in Weston, where she founded the historical society and raised money for the library; and Great-Grand, who raised seven children and managed the daily operations of the farm in Windsor. Magic in all of that, I suppose, the kind that can't be denied.
- From "In the Witchy Woods"
Bio
Aloha, friends of Clarion West! I'm a 2004 grad of the workshop with stories in Twisted Cat Tales, Strange Stories of Sand and Sea, the current online edition of Cabinet des Fees, and the Literature of Editors issue of Susurrus Magazine. I'm also a Sybil's Garage Assistant Editor.
Prior to writing fiction I was a lyricist in the New York metro area. My work was in the Off-Broadway musical revues "Pets!" and "That's Life." My best known choral work is "In the Giving" at Carl Fischer Music. I dabbled in commercials -- oh, so briefly -- and was lucky to provide the words for a Dean Witter piece with a Super Bowl debut.
Now I live in Kamuela, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Publications
Writing Description
I'm interested in duality in any way, shape, or form, as well as magic, successful or failed. My style is simple, with emotional resonance and resolution, although I have been known to chew the scenery from time to time.
Goals
I'm working on six stories about magic in Connecticut. Two are already published: "Catmint Tea" is in Twisted Cat Tales, and "Bottles of Lloyd" is in Strange Stories of Sand and Sea. This summer, I'm looking to polish two stories in draft form, complete a third that's half a draft, and compose a fourth from scratch.
Website
My website is www.greerwoodward.vpweb.com.
