Creative Writing
Current Projects
For the past few years, I have been writing about people’s relationships with their homes, trying to get at issues of physical comfort, materiality v. materialism, and how our homes’ mental and physical spaces interact. My main focus recently has been about a family and house in Massachusetts (which has made on-site research a challenge). That story has grown to involve a small-time mobster’s history in the house, as well as the hoarding of some current family members and the youngest family member’s efforts to restore it. Click here for a few photos.
I’ve also been involved with a collaborative, interdisciplinary group that does online ethnography about Florida folk artists. See the Folkvine website. http://www.folkvine.org/
“… a vivid and often beautifully written account of the realities of diabetes.” –Paula Kamen, Chicago Tribune
“Roney … has transformed into art the story of an existence constricted by chronic illness. … brutally honest” –Publisher’s Weekly
“Courageous, obstinate, poetic…” –Kirkus Reviews
“You must read "Sweet Invisible Body" by Lisa Roney, if you haven't already. It is exactly the kind of book I want to write. Describes the emotional aspects of being diabetic, as well as giving accurate descriptions of how a low or high blood sugar feels. I have read this book countless times. I highly recommend it. … [Other books] pale in comparison with Roney's book.” –Kerri Morrone, co-editor of Exist Magazine [http://www.existmag.com/]
Some online commentary:
New York Times
Newcity Chicago
Savvy Health
Issues in Law and Medicine (scholarly article abstract)
If you are interested in reading some of my short work, you may order back issues of these literary magazines, which include the following pieces of my work:
“Good Credit” (story)
So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art 15.1 (Winter/Spring 2006)
“Fugitive Home” (essay)
Sycamore Review 17.2 (Summer/Fall 2005)
“Pound Cake” (story)
RE:AL: The Journal of Liberal Arts 30.1 (Summer 2005)
Creative Writing Links
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
New Pages (truly the best thing since sliced bread)
LitLine
New York Times Book Review
New York Times Book Review
Council of Literary Magazines and Small Presses
Poets & Writers, Inc.
Brevity (short creative nonfiction online)
Creative Nonfiction
The Fourth Genre
Toni Morrison’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Poetry Daily
The Sestina Page
Digital Art and Narrative Links
Center for Digital Storytelling
UM’s Elements of Digital Storytelling
Eastgate
UNC Digital Art Bibliography
Electronic Labyrinth
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