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The New Quadruple-A Landscape of Writing
One thing I love about writing is that it can demonstrate someone being remarkably perceptive and oblivious all at once. To witness this phenomenon, read Stephen Marche’s latest piece for Esquire, in which he attempts to argue that we live … Read on! —->
Posted in Literary Endeavors
Tagged 50 shades of gray, esquire, j.k. Rowling, lena dunham, novels, Stephen Marche, Tom Wolfe, writing
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Embracing the Audience of One
Years ago, I worked on a biography of Jean Shepherd, performing research and doing interviews with people who worked with him. As I’ve written on this site many times, Shepherd is one of my artistic heroes, someone whose craft I … Read on! —->
Posted in Boob Tubery, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged Fred Barzyk, jean shepherd, jean Shepherd's America, PBS, WGBH, writing
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Soundtracking
I think I’ve mentioned this before, but writing a novel is kind of hard. One the main reasons it is so hard is the time needed to complete it, time that can be spent in so many ways that don’t … Read on! —->
Posted in Literary Endeavors, Tuneage
Tagged ahmad jamal, bill evans, creedence clearwater revival, cupid car club, deerhoof, eccentric soul, elvis costello, frank black, frank zappa, fucked up, george harrison, guided by voices, jawbox, jay reatard, job's daughters, johnny thunders, life detecting coffins, love and a short leash, lung leg, michael shelley, mikal cronin, miles davis, novel, numero, r.e.m., reigning sound, rex, saturday night fish fry, spoon, ted leo, teenage fanclub, terre t, the buzzcocks, the make-up, the minutemen, the monorchid, the mountain goats, the new pornographers, thee oh sees, ty segall, unrest, wfmu, writing, xtc
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The Finish Line
This weekend, this happened. Which is to say, Love and a Short Leash, the novel I wrote about here and have been mentioning obliquely and incessantly in various social media platforms is finally complete. Now it is ready to take … Read on! —->
Posted in Literary Endeavors
Tagged brooklyn college, fiction, love and a short leash, MFA, michael cunningham, novels, writing
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Working
I recently acquired new dresser drawers, something I do maybe once a decade. This necessitated relocating the top drawer of my old dresser, which was basically my Treasured Memories Trove. I never looked at any of this stuff, mind you. … Read on! —->
Posted in Literary Endeavors, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged fiction, heroes, MFA, novels, writing
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