Introduction: Julie Showalter’s Unpublished Writing Julie Showalter was the fiercely intelligent, sexy, and loving woman with whom I had a outrageously wonderful marriage that ended with her death in late 1999 from cancer diagnosed theContinue reading
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37 Years Ago: Julie & Allan Showalter Marry
Julie & Allan Showalter – Married July 20, 1980 After Julie left her home and secure job and I left my unsalvageable marriage to be together, we settled into a stable relationship. Julie ran aContinue reading
Love’s Detritus
In 2008, our household was in full pre-move mode with boxes, tape, magic markers, and multiple lists overflowing every room. Almost a decade after Julie died, my sons and I were leaving the dream houseContinue reading
Sisters: A Short Story By Julie Showalter
Introduction: Julie Showalter’s Unpublished Writing Julie Showalter was the fiercely intelligent, sexy, and loving woman with whom I had a outrageously wonderful marriage that ended with her death in late 1999 from cancer diagnosed theContinue reading
The Cuckoo: A Short Story By Julie Showalter
Introduction: Julie Showalter’s Unpublished Writing Julie Showalter was the fiercely intelligent, sexy, and loving woman with whom I had a outrageously wonderful marriage that ended with her death in late 1999 from cancer diagnosed theContinue reading
Little Lisa Marie: A Reading From An Afternoon With Julie
A few months after Julie’s death, her writing colleagues held An Afternoon With Julie, a convocation honoring her work. At that time, Sharon Solwitz,1 an award-winning, extraordinarily talented writer who also led a workshop inContinue reading
Little Lisa Marie: A Short Story By Julie Showalter
Little Lisa Marie, a short story by Julie Showalter, is now available online. My previous advisory, that while Julie herself was sweet & funny, her short stories are made of sterner stuff, is especially pertinentContinue reading
An Arbitrary Number: A Short Story By Julie Showalter
Julie’s short story, An Arbitrary Number, is now available and can be read or downloaded below. Julie Showalter Julie Showalter was the fiercely intelligent, sexy, and loving woman with whom I had a outrageously wonderfulContinue reading
Needlework, A Novel by Julie Showalter: Chapter 14 of 14
Needlework, The Novel Julie completed the first draft of her novel, Needlework, in 1997. After discussions with her agent and a publisher, she began revising that draft until her illness made it impossible toContinue reading