Kevin Fisher-Paulson will present “The Fourth Column” at the Tri-Valley Writers Saturday, September 17, 2022 meeting. Every writer has one column in them. The trick is to be the kind of writer who has one column in them every week.
Kevin will discuss the craft of writing from the perspective of purpose and structure. Specifically, the process of writing a weekly column for a major newspaper, like the San Francisco Chronicle. His unique brand of column is the one-week memoir, warts and all. Writing is a search for meaning, and Kevin talks about how the different forms represent different means of exploring experience. He includes choices—not habits—that usher the individual through the creative door.
In his weekly column, Kevin grapples with great issues but knows that the narrative must be satisfied in 750 words. As the reputation of this column grew, he became aware of consistency, fresh perspective, and the assertive reader.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson earned a bachelor’s degree in American Studies at the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in Something Useless from the University of Michigan. He has completed post-graduate coursework at the University of Iowa, the University of Oregon, Rutgers University, and the New School.
In addition to Kevin’s weekly column for the San Francisco Chronicle, he has published two books. A Song for Lost Angels (2015) was nominated as a finalist for both the Benjamin Franklin Award as well as the Independent Book Publishers award. A section of his memoir,How We Keep Spinning (2019), was published in the anthology, When Love Lasts Forever.
Kevin’s works have been produced by ODC Summerfest, the San Francisco Bay Area Dance Series, the National AIDS Theater Festival, and the Vital Signs Benefit for Healing Alternatives.
When he’s not writing, Kevin serves as commander of the honor guard for the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office. He lives in the mysterious outer, outer, outer, outer Excelsior with two sons who have adopted him, a dog who adores him, and a husband who endures him.