Fiction
Nature., SmokeLong Quarterly (October/December 2017)
This Violent and Cherished Earth, Cleaver Magazine (December 2017)
All for Tulips, The Bitter Oleander (April 2018)
Interviews
Smoke and Mirrors: An Interview with Cheryl Pappas, SmokeLong Quarterly (December 2017)
Prose Poetry
Profile, Mulberry Fork Review (August 2015)
Nonfiction
Remembering Jules Romains’s The Death of a Nobody, Ploughshares blog (January 7, 2017)
Learning to See Again, with Annie Dillard, Essay Daily (March 27, 2017)
“If you are like me and you check your smartphone about 80 times a day, then you, too, might need a gentle reminder . . .”
Lost & Found: Cheryl Pappas on Colette, Tin House’s Open Bar) (May 4, 2016)
“When I first read Colette’s novel Duo, it was Eastertime in 2007. . .
A Journey with the Pre-Raphaelites and Beyond, Index Magazine
“As with writing a book, curating a gallery involves multiple drafts . . . “
Brushing off the Dust on Women’s Artworks, Index Magazine
“Dr. Jane Fortune is on a mission: to rescue works of art by women that have been hidden in the storage houses of museums in Florence.”
Life of an Object: 1960.354, Index Magazine
“When this 5th-century BCE Greek red-figure wine jug entered the objects lab of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, it was in less than ideal condition.”
A Tour through the Pazzi Conspiracy, The Florentine
“It’s one of the most dramatic stories from fifteenth-century Florence.”
Via Sant’Agostino, Oltrarno, The Florentine
“It is a very ordinary street in Florence . . .”
Via dello Studio, The Florentine
“It has become a habit for me, but one that always comes as a surprise: when walking toward Piazza della Repubblica from via del Corso, I sense something extraordinary out of the corner of my right eye . . .”
Via dei Cimatori, The Florentine
“It is just before noon on a bright and clear Wednesday afternoon, and I am on the hunt for a new street.”
Borgo Santissimi Apostolio, The Florentine
“It’s late summer, and I’m amidst the clamoring crowds walking toward Ponte Vecchio on via Por Santa Maria.”
Cheryl, I just finished reading the essay, Remembering Jules Romains Death on Ploughshares. Kudos. I was so taken with the essay, I decided to read the book, by chance I could find it with Interlibrary loan. I did. And it’s coming to my neighborhood library. I thought you might be interested in knowing there was a later edition published in English in the ’40’s. I think the librarian said 1944 or thereabouts.
Our wide-flung family is having a reunion this summer and your essay has prompted me to pester members for stories about Dad who died some years back, a Kansas farmer, and if it’s one thing a Kansas farmer does well, it’s tell stories. I will keep the StoryCorp app open on my phone.
Thank you. Janet Sunderland
Janet,
What a kind note! I’m so happy to hear that you tracked down the book because of my essay–and that you’re encouraged to gather stories about your father.
Thank you, too, for letting me know about that other edition of the novel. You’re right: it’s from 1944, and it was published by Knopf. The translation of the novel is the same but there is a new introduction by Romains. I think I will now have to track that down just for the introduction.
There’s so much I wanted to write about this book, but I’ll have to take it one essay at a time. I do hope you find as much wonder in the book as I did. It’s a refreshing read.
Good luck on gathering your stories.