"Hi A.C. I think I finally figured out how to get back to you. Yes, I contacted you. At the time, you were, I believe, looking for books to review in a particular category. My book, Storied Dishes: What Our Family…"
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A. C. Parker left a comment for Linda Murray Berzok
"Linda, you mentioned something in your friend request (hello, new friend!) about your Family Recipes book. But I can't find the message anymore. Want to try to reach me again? Meanwhile, welcome to She Writes."
A. C. Parker left a comment for Christina Loccke
"Welcome to She Writes. I hope you find it a hospitable place to be--with a dose of help and humor to go along."
A. C. Parker left a comment for Rebecca Coffey
"Rebecca, I can't wait to start reading more of these Literary Mash-Up pieces!! I have to find the time, but I assure you—I will do so. Thanks, meanwhile, for reading my work over at Leite's Culinaria (a site you might want to…"
A. C. Parker commented on the blog post 'Of Saints, Cakes, and Redemption'
"Rebecca, thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment. Means a lot to me, and I'm glad you liked the essay."
A. C. Parker posted a blog post
Of Saints, Cakes, and Redemption
This is an excerpt from my personal essay (food writing), published by Leite's Culinaria in August 2010. The essay details my year-long journey baking a simple nut and spice cake for Saint Phanourios, the Greek Orthodox patron saint of the lost and found."I’m hardly what you’d call devout. Baptized Presbyterian, despite being Greek on my mother’s side, I know next to nothing about saints. I do, however, know a thing or two about cakes—including the fleeting, unhealthy way they can fill an empty…See More
Judith van Praag replied to the discussion 'Any cookbook publishers?' in the group Small Publishers and Independent Authors
"A.C.! Thanks so much for sharing that delicious advertising site for cooky artists and crafty cooks! Gotta love it."
A. C. Parker posted a blog post
What Weight Love?
A valentine to my kitchen scale: a short piece of mine was published on the Leite's Culinaria website as part of a Valentine's Day feature called "Ode to a Microplane . . . and 18 other declarations of kitchen love." Other contributors include Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini, plus David Lebovitz of Living the Sweet Life in Paris. Fine company, I'd say.An excerpt is on my blog, Feeding the Saints,…See More
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- http://www.acparker.com/ (editorial services)
http://www.feedingthesaints.com/ (food blog)
http://www.goodreads.com/acparker
http://www.linkedin.com/in/acparker
Twitter @acparker
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- In addition to publishing on my own recipe-driven blog, Feeding the Saints, I have contributed to . . .
Literary magazines such as: The Same, Deus Loci, The Sun.
Culinary pubs such as: Leite's Culinaria, New York Restaurant Insider
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Blog Posts
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- Not currently (other than on social media sites like GoodReads)
- Services I offer to other writers:
- I am a professional copy editor with 15 years of experience. I also work with writers on developmental editing. Focus mostly on literary fiction and academic press.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- No
- My professional associations:
- Member, Editorial Freelancers Association
A. C. Parker's Blog
Of Saints, Cakes, and Redemption
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 9:30am 2 Comments 0 Likes
"I’m hardly what you’d call devout. Baptized Presbyterian, despite being Greek on my mother’s side, I know next to nothing about saints. I do, however, know a thing or two about… Continue
What Weight Love?
Posted on February 14, 2010 at 8:00pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
A valentine to my kitchen scale: a short piece of mine was published on the Leite's Culinaria website as part of a Valentine's Day feature called "Ode to a Microplane . . . and 18 other declarations of kitchen love." Other contributors include Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini, plus David Lebovitz of Living the Sweet Life in Paris. Fine company, I'd say.
An excerpt is on my blog, Feeding the Saints,… Continue
An excerpt is on my blog, Feeding the Saints,… Continue
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 9:34am on December 21, 2010,
Linda Murray Berzok said… Hi A.C. I think I finally figured out how to get back to you. Yes, I contacted you. At the time, you were, I believe, looking for books to review in a particular category. My book, Storied Dishes: What Our Family Recipes Tell Us About Who We Are and Where We've Been. came out in November. It's a collection of 50 essays by women from multiple cultural backgrounds telling the stories behind an important recipe in their lives, and then giving the recipe itself. Let me know if you're still interested.
- At 9:01am on September 7, 2010,
Rebecca Coffey said… - Allison,
Thanks for friending. I must say, I admire your writing's gentleness and carefulness as well as your sense of adventure. Your writing feels good to read in the same way that a good singer feels good to hear. I don't anticipate "wrong notes;" I just relax and enjoy.
This week I'm finishing up a project of creating audio versions of the recipes. It takes me about two days to do each one, because adding music and effects creates an entirely different feeling for them. I think that when a page is sparsely written (as these recipes are), readers can bring all of their psyche's prejudices and associations to the task of reading. With these recipes I have counted on those prejudices and associations to help readers create their own hilarity. With audio, though, it's different. The moment that I add sound, I create an impression that probably squelches a listener's ability to populate the recipe with private psychological matter. So I have to create the audio as if it's an additional character in an already-written drama. It's a lot of fun, but involves a fair amount of backtracking and editing, and then there's the whole matter of loosening up my voice so that I can make a recordable squawk.
Anyway, next week I'm going to write at least one more recipe. I hope you were serious about suggesting that I send it your way for consideration. The web site looks terrific, and the number and quality of comments that you got on your essay tells me that the readers are engaged and eager to interact. And hey, and they're foodies, too! What could be better?
- At 7:24pm on June 15, 2010,
A. C. Parker said… - Thanks, Marsha! I think I just posted a comment back to you... but it didn't appear here, so I'm trying again (hopefully the comment showed up on your profile).
- At 7:17pm on June 15, 2010,
M. Sparks said… - Lovely "Good Reads" A.C. and nice to connect as well. Wish you all the best in your editorial services and shall keep your reference on hand. Regards - Marsha
- At 5:43pm on March 13, 2010,
Annette Tomei said… - Hi! Thanks for the warm welcome. It's great to be a part of such a dynamic group of women. I'm looking forward to the experience!
Best wishes
Annette
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