PAULA WHYMAN
curiouswriter

In which we wonder about writing, food, music,  
& random curious events. 

One of my kids took this in Wyoming. We did not see any other elk that day.


I'm a writer living in the Washington, DC, area. My work has appeared recently in the anthology, Writes of Passage: Coming of Age Stories and Memoirs from The Hudson Review, and on NPR's "All Things Considered."

For more about me, see the Bio page.





We like the shoes.






"Mom takes a long time putting on her powders."





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CURIOSITIES: THE BLOG

This Site is Not Going Out of Business

December 17, 2008

Tags: Site changes, Random curiosities

I received an email from Staples yesterday, reassuring me, in the wake of the announcement that Office Depot is going out of business, that their store will always be there to fulfill my office supply needs.

I don't know about you, but I'm sleeping better at night knowing that Staples has my back. And my binder clips. (more…)

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Eyes on Your Own Paper

December 7, 2008

Tags: Random curiosities

To the U. San Diego students who are hitting my website looking for essays about Nadine Gordimer's transcendent novel, None to Accompany Me:



Read the book! You won't regret it. And then I won't have to tell your teacher.



Oops, I just did. ;-)

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Baking for Writers, Thanksgiving Edition

December 1, 2008

Tags: baking for writers, creative process

Writing took a back seat to other creative outlets last week as Curiouswriter did holiday preparations, featuring the dreaded pie crust production which, this year became the Pie Crust Debacle. Okay, maybe it wasn't as bad as all that, but I've been making the pie crust for a few years now, and it's just (more…)

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Selected Works

Fiction

"DRIVER'S EDUCATION"


Sexual and racial tensions in a classroom threaten to explode as a young teen faces choices that will haunt her in adulthood. ORDER HERE
"THE MIDDLE WAY"

A young girl in Thailand is sold into prostitution by her mother.
“STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS”

A woman is haunted by events from the past that threaten to disturb her domestic life.
"SAND PEOPLE"

A man battles neighbors to build his dream house, while his son resists the pull of the family heritage.
"MINOR OFFENSES"

A bored housewife has a sexual encounter with a utility worker, with disastrous results.
"THE ROSE GARDEN"

A psychologist confuses fantasy and reality as she travels alone for the first time after her divorce.
Humor

"CHECK, PLEASE: WHEN THE MENU IS A MINEFIELD"

Dining out with dietary issues, and Twizzlers. From the Washington Post.

“Potty Talk”

A homeowner finds something Very Special about her toilet. From the Washington Post Magazine.