Author Archives: Mary Ann Rivers

About Mary Ann Rivers

Mary Ann Rivers writes smart and emotional contemporary romance. Read more >

The Wonk is in the Telling: The movie SIDEWALLS (Medianeras)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

When my husband and I were first falling in love, we’d hang out in his attic apartment in Ames, Iowa on Monday nights. The ceilings were sloping, and there was a big Robert Smith poster looming over everything. My future … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Review, Talking Wonkomance | 37 Comments

It’s All Greek to Me: Argue for Your Wonk with Classical Appeals

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Imagine you’re a 17th-century theatre goer of some means headed to Blackfriars Theater for a night of Romance and Spectacle with a little wry king-bashing and trap-door special fx. Imagine too, that the billing is something certified wonktastical complete with … Continue reading →

Posted in Talking Wonkomance, Writing Wonkomance | 12 Comments

Poetry Wonk: Fort Red Border by Kiki Petrosino

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

“If you just asked me to give up my horses I’d give up my horses” Kiki Petrosino, Fort Red Border, “Sense-Certainty” I love anagrams. One anagram of my full legal name is so terribly, awkwardly dirty that I regularly use … Continue reading →

Posted in Certified Wonktastical, Review, Talking Wonkomance | 13 Comments