writer's series

Tonight I went to the Sykes formal lounge to watch Richard Rubin speak about his writing and read from his book. Before listening to him read and discuss his book, I had never particularly taken an interest in non-fiction. I think I have always turned my nose up when I hear about non-fiction, regardless of whether or not it's creative non-fiction. I must just think, 'oh that's boring, real life isn't fun and exciting to read about,' but I was wrong. At times in the past when I have been forced to read historical fiction, I've accepted and liked those stories but that was as close as I'd come to real life. Come to find out, creative non-fiction is a lot of fun. I really enjoyed listening to every word of Richard Rubin's story tonight. I never once tuned out his words. I realized once he finished reading that I had actually created vivid imagery in my head of every scene he discussed. I saw the darkness of the streets of Mississippi from the Greyhound bus. I saw the girl who accidentally killed herself. I saw the lights in the cemetery. He wrote with such incredible detail and used such beautiful and accurate words that I was right there in the south along with him. To say that I'm impressed with his writing would be an understatement. During the reading tonight, I actually had fun!