A Way With Words

Whether up-and-
coming or already here,
young Jewish writers are
making their mark.

JULIE WEINGARDEN
SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

WVhat inspires to-
day's storytellers?
They observe, ab-
sorb, read, listen
and learn. They
choose the solitary life to
bring a story, a scene or
an emotion to the public
in written form. They
make you wonder, laugh,
think, dream and cry.
Here's what makes them
tick.

Darcy Lockman: One
of the paparazzi and
loving it.

28, learned to write poetry
by not studying it. "I learned by
wifelike
them.
sa.ys. Bis first assign-
lie
Mark
Pbillips,
picking a poet and writing until I could
"ince I could write, I've been writing poetry,
meat
was four
baik-u-writing
in fourth started
grade. exploring narrative poetry. tin-
eat
About
years ao, Phillips
of his work focuses
on
themes
of
sensuality
holiness.
His
e, Renee, a graphics designer and
whom
he met
10 greater
years ago

fluence
is wife's
his wift
opinion
I value very much. She has her,"
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their
first chid in January. Phillips also does in banking for
Resides:
private clients and
has an.Internet
production
company. I--Ie mics
parents
are Dr. Ed-uardo
and MarionPhillips.
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in 1991., then got a master's of app
ears and reall
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Day and
think people
there is
lot of of."
truth and
like to
beauty
in the world,
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out Writing/Career
my truth, and beauty
in. people."
Ilighlight:
"Any time that I have to wri
light. I haven't had An
a career.
Yet.
The Phillips
highlight
will
be in the
Orthodox
Jew,
sees
religion.
as a futu'
way to break
pow-
peo-ple put up to protect their he He says -religon keeps
On Judaism:
• touch with purity and goodness. "I find prayer to be so incredibly keep
through hope
the by
by raising -kids in a religious hotne, they will have the tools to
people
in the world."
rful.'
their heartks] and also survive well

Mark
Phillips: Bringing
out truth and
beauty with
writing.

You don't know what it's like to be the scum of the earth until you are a paparazzi reporter, says Darcy Lockman,
24, a New York transplant who has pushed her way up to celebrities at one-too-many movie premieres.
A self-proclaimed magazine junkie whose dream job is to be a writer at the .New Yorker, Loclunan loves literary jour-
nalism.
Though bookish her desires, in reality she has worked at places hip, funky and trendy: Rolling Stone, US and Sev-
enteen. Currently a freelance writer, Lockman has landed assignments for New York, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Marie
Claire, Teen, Sassy, Spy and Swing.
Resides: West Greenwich Village, Manhattan. No significant other.
Raised: In Farmington Hills by parents Helene and Michael. Graduated from North Farmington High School and
received a bachelor's in American culture from the University of Michigan. During her Ann Arbor years, she worked
as a writer and editor at The Michigan Daily.
Writing Stinks When: "I have to write stuff I don't want to write about."
Special Scribes: Joan Didion, Michael Chabon.
So Long Stress: Punning, yoga, hanging out with friends.
Current Projects: Book reviews for US, entertainment pieces for Teen and a career column for Marie Claire.
Will One Day: Write feature articles and a novel. She hopes her future plans include marrying a writer, having
kids and living in New York City's Central Park West neighborhood.
Why Write? "I always liked writing. I never thought journalism was something I ... would do." That changed in
Israel, the summer after sophomore year, among friends talking about internships. She decided to follow suit and
wound up at Detroit Monthly, which launched her magazine career. "Newspapers are more about reporting., mag-
azines are as much about writing as reporting, because you have a longer time to work on an article."
Writing/Career Highlight: A first-person article on S&M clubs for Spy. "I wasn't partaking in bondage bars;
I was just interviewing people that were into it," Highlights also include meeting Woody Allen and John Cusack.
On Judaism: "I'm Jewish, it's part of rne, but I've never been religious. There are a lot ofJews in New York, but when
you are young and living New York, it is almost like New York City is your religion. The city becomes all-encompassing -,
you get swept up in it."