Author Archives: dsamarov

Naming paintings is a bitch. You don’t want to give too much away because it has to work on its own. You don’t want to be too clever or too obtuse or to overthink it. Every once in a while it names itself but usually the painter’s stuck coming up with the title even thoughContinue reading “Panic in a Suitcase”

Last Wednesday I finished the first draft of my book. What’s a book without a cover, so I did a first draft of one of those as well. I’ve sent it to a couple of literary agents and to friend Bill who edited both my other books. There will likely be a lot more workContinue reading “Soviet Stamps”

I got back to Chicago last night after a week away. For most of that time I sat in this chair and wrote and wrote and wrote. I’ve never written so much in such a short time. Behind the chair, through a bunch of windows, you could see the lake which was only a fewContinue reading “Back from the Sticks”