For eleven years my website has been devoted to my endeavors as an author -- the research, books reviews, excerpts from my work and the writing life. And it has been fun writing and publishing a bunch of books, articles, and short fiction. Some of it is available on the website here at In the Labyrinth, such as a collection of posts on writing and research, and the odd quirky stuff of a usual blog. Elsewhere, you can find my Bordertown Stories and thoughts here , my essays and articles here, and my short stories and the odd poem here. (The bottom right hand sidebar also has links to all of the above. ) My writing career has spanned about 30 years -- and I am glad that I accomplished what I did in that time. I still write, and will still be contributing new material from fiction to essays to the occasional reviews here, but there is another art that pulls me in a different but structurally similar direction.
I am returning to my original creative passions -- textile arts. And in my 60's with a greater awareness of the approaching horizon, I want to revisit that which I first loved. My loom (nearly as old as I am! ) is getting a new warp in a few days, I have four projects on knitting needles (there is no greater pleasure than wearing one's hand knitted socks) and I have two pairs of old jeans which are getting a make over with some detailed embroidery. The history of textiles, the feel of the wool, the rhythm of the needles, the thump of the treadles, and the joy of slow earthy work. You can find me on Handwork and the Craft for more on this new adventure. Please join me if you wish -- I always welcome fellow travelers, and even the curious first timer.
Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition....
