Jamie Lynne Burgess
Her Own Soulmate: Midnights by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift became known early in her career for writing a song that was a happy-ending version of Romeo and Juliet, where the final...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Aug 29, 20209 min read
Jo March & Taylor Swift: Copyrights and Artistic Control
At the New York City premiere of Greta Gerwig's Little Women in 2019, Emma Watson gave a short interview with Variety about the...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Aug 18, 20207 min read
Modern Romantic Missive: A Close Reading of "the lakes"
Taylor takes the concept of the modern romantics to new heights in this song, asking if songwriters are the poets of our modern times.
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Jul 25, 202013 min read
On Authorship & the Creative Process: What 'folklore' is really about
The women of Taylor Swift’s latest album, folklore, are a handful. They “never leave well enough alone;” they “talk sh*t" ...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
May 13, 20201 min read
The Many Faces of Little Women
When the new Little Women was set to release last Christmas, many people were asking this question: do we really need another Little...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Mar 18, 20203 min read
Writing from Elsewhere: What It's Like to Write at an Artists' Residency
I found out I'd been accepted to Elsewhere Studios for two months while I was in Paris with Kerri. It felt important because these were...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Feb 11, 20206 min read
Part 3: Amy in Reverse
Not everyone is a Jo or even wants to be one. There are plenty of Jos out there: strong-willed women who love to climb trees, who would...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Jan 18, 20206 min read
Part 2: Subverting Our Memories of Little Women
The girls next to me in the first showing of Little Women were chatting all through the previews. But I knew they had read the book,...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Jan 4, 20208 min read
Part 1: Facts & Fiction in Little Women
“If I was a girl in a book this would all be so easy,” Jo March tells her mother in the newest adaptation of Little Women, released on...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Feb 14, 20195 min read
TAPIF gives creatives the gift of time
People who are born to make things--to make photographs or essays or paintings--are faced too often with the choice between earning money...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Sep 11, 20188 min read
Stories from Literary Sojourn 2018
I woke up after midnight, when John was just coming in from his celestial observations. “It’s today,” I told him, muffled by sleep. ...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
Jul 4, 20188 min read
Thoughts & Reflections from the May Alcott Conference
Nearly every presenter said with enthusiasm, “I’m so grateful to present this to people who already know what I’m talking about!” It was...
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Jamie Lynne Burgess
May 22, 20187 min read
Let Pickled Limes Lie: A Review of Masterpiece's Little Women
Bronson Alcott notoriously didn't translate well onto the page. In life, he was lauded as charming, a conversationalist that could hold...
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Jamie Burgess
Apr 10, 20164 min read
The Best Writing Tips from AWP 2016
15,000 writers gathered at the Los Angeles Convention Center last weekend, sporting their quirky outfits and thick glasses and carrying...
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