Category Archives: About Writing
The Drunken Boat
For the last few summers, I’ve spent great chunks of my time shelf-reading at the library. Standing in an aisle, reading call numbers, making sure that 140,000 volumes are all in the order Library of Congress and we have laid
The Drunken Boat
For the last few summers, I’ve spent great chunks of my time shelf-reading at the library. Standing in an aisle, reading call numbers, making sure that 140,000 volumes are all in the order Library of Congress and we have laid
Tom Robbins, and the Beet
I’m interested in writing about the anxiety of influence, but I wonder if I have anything to say that hasn’t been said already. I was making dinner about an hour ago, slicing into a beet. God damn, beets are beautiful.
Tom Robbins, and the Beet
I’m interested in writing about the anxiety of influence, but I wonder if I have anything to say that hasn’t been said already. I was making dinner about an hour ago, slicing into a beet. God damn, beets are beautiful.
The Zero Emission Book
A few times I’ve mentioned the revolution. I’m not interested in taking up arms or starting any great war. I’m much more interested in the idea that we can change the way things are done in an effort to create
The Zero Emission Book
A few times I’ve mentioned the revolution. I’m not interested in taking up arms or starting any great war. I’m much more interested in the idea that we can change the way things are done in an effort to create
Pardon Our Monsters
Three years ago, I came across a book by a young Canadian Writer named Andrew Hood called Pardon Our Monsters. It’s a collection of short fiction made up of 12 stories ranging from just two pages to nearly thirty. I
Pardon Our Monsters
Three years ago, I came across a book by a young Canadian Writer named Andrew Hood called Pardon Our Monsters. It’s a collection of short fiction made up of 12 stories ranging from just two pages to nearly thirty. I
J.D. Salinger
The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010
J.D. Salinger
The facts at hand presumably speak for themselves, but a trifle more vulgarly, I suspect, than facts even usually do. January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010
Bukowski at Work
It seems lately that I need to keep reminding myself of the benefits of my job. (almost) Unlimited access to 9,000,000 books across five colleges no supervision for five of my eight hours a day becoming exposed to hundreds of
Bukowski at Work
It seems lately that I need to keep reminding myself of the benefits of my job. (almost) Unlimited access to 9,000,000 books across five colleges no supervision for five of my eight hours a day becoming exposed to hundreds of
The Nobel Prize
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Nobel Peace Prize that Barry Obama got the other day. It seems that the prize committee awarded his the high honor not for anything he has actually done, but for the hope that
The Nobel Prize
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Nobel Peace Prize that Barry Obama got the other day. It seems that the prize committee awarded his the high honor not for anything he has actually done, but for the hope that
Sometimes Being Literary Means Having To Read Erotica At Work
Dialogue has always been one of my biggest challenges as a writer. Usually, I just sort of ignore it and create these elaborate, deep and imaginative characters who, for whatever reason, are largely silent. Well, it turns out that people
Sometimes Being Literary Means Having To Read Erotica At Work
Dialogue has always been one of my biggest challenges as a writer. Usually, I just sort of ignore it and create these elaborate, deep and imaginative characters who, for whatever reason, are largely silent. Well, it turns out that people
