Friday, March 12, 2010

The Singer Affair

In my first foray into non-fiction memoir, I've got an essay up on the book page of The Huffington Post. It's called "The Singer Affair" and you can check it out here.

I thought it might be fun to share scans of a few of the supporting materials that go with the post. Here's a scan of the first paragraph of one of the short stories I mention, "Sunstroke and Seduction:"

And here are Brett's comments on my final story for the quarter:

Here's a scan of the cover of The Petting Zoo:

And here we have the back cover with Brett Singer's picture:

And, finally, the relevant snippet from page 89:

5 Comments:

At 11:42 PM, Blogger Elizabeth said...

It's so funny and touching, Mark, the supporting materials included. I can understand your need to impress Ms. Singer, especially after seeing her photo.

Oh, the silly things we do when young (and old...er ;).

 
At 10:55 AM, Blogger Mark Coggins said...

Thanks for the kind words, Elizabeth!

 
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At 4:34 PM, Blogger Kim said...

So where is Brett now? I knew her when she was in her mid- to late- 30s. And more beautiful then, btw, than in her earlier jacket cover that you post. She was teaching at Penn State while we were friends, then Memphis and then I lost track of her. I've been waiting way too long for her to publish another book. Thanks!

 
At 8:21 AM, Blogger Mark Coggins said...

Kim, I'm afraid I don't know where Brett is now. I did see an interview from her in a school paper where she was teaching from around 2000, but that is the last thing I found.

 

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