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06
Jul
2009
The Books of Traveling  

4 hours ago by ericanaone

While on vacation, we got a chance to visit The Strand bookstore in New York City. When I travel, I buy books as souvenirs, but not in an obvious way. I don’t tend to buy books about New York City, for example. Instead, I pick up books that will make me think of that particular place and time. In ho ...

Words, Words, Words - ericanaone.wordpress.com · Rank: 30,502 · 17 references

04
Jul
2009
What’s happening to Playboy?  

1 day ago by Joe

I’ve never been a subscriber to Playboy but I would be lying if I told you I never thumbed through it (take that as a euphemism if you will). One thing, however, I’ve always known about Playboy is that it has a history of publishing really good writing from authors who were or became well-known, wel ...

Bookish Us - bookish.us · 6 references

03
Jul
2009
Happy Birthday, Franz Kafka  

2 days ago by Rhys Tranter

Interviewer: What have you learned from Kafka? Joyce Carol Oates: To make a jest of the horror. To take myself less seriously. Lee Milazzo, Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates Today marks the anniversary of Franz Kafka's birth back in 1883. To celebrate, I thought I would add a few links to Kafka m ...

A Piece of Monologue: The ... - rhystranter.blogspot.com · Rank: 87,262 · 10 references

Canne al vento  

2 days ago by Extramamma

Ho visto sul Corriere la cronaca sullo spaventoso incidente di Viareggio e mi è venuto da piangere. Spero che le mie amiche virtuali che abitano nella zona, Salmastrosa, Annalisa, Pimpa3 e Vebroske, stiano bene e così pure i loro parenti e amici. Il mio entusiasmo per la spiaggia libera sta scemando ...

ExtraMamma - extramamma.blogspot.com · Rank: 148,910 · 20 references

02
Jul
2009
Reflecting on Joyce Carol Oates  

3 days ago by Randy Souther

Joanne Creighton, President of Mt. Holyoke College, and Joyce Carol Oates scholar, offers her thoughts on JCO’s life and career in the Summer 2009 issue of On Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin, Madison alumni magazine. “While Joyce Carol Oates was early called the ‘Dark Lady of American Letters ...

Crossing the Border - crossingtheborder.wordpress.com · 4 references

The other side-editing American Fiction  

3 days ago by kristentsetsi

Beloved Weld Hall Once upon a time, I went to school at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MN). Actually, I spent seven years at that school. After receiving my BA at year four, I hyperventilated for about a month because What the hell am I going to do with a BA?? Ohhhh….I know–I’ll just stay in s ...

From a little office in a ... - kristentsetsi.wordpress.com · Rank: 123,902 · 2 references

Why Do We Write?  

3 days ago by Jane Kennedy Sutton

“Find something you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life.” – Harvey MacKay I am reading a captivating, well-written novel, the girls, by Lori Lansens. I haven’t finished it, but I ran across a passage that rang so true for me as I writer, I wanted to share it. “…I’m filled with confid ...

Jane's Ride - janekennedysutton.blogspot.com · Rank: 22,920 · 19 references

27
Jun
2009
My Degree of Separation from David Sedaris  

8 days ago by bethfinke

1987. A hot, humid day in Champaign, IL. Mike and I are perched on stools at the Esquire Lounge. My folded cane sits atop the bar, forming a rigid white line that separates my beer glass from Mike’s. The discussion? How can I get to the pool on my own to swim laps. The stranger sitting next to me in ...

Safe & Sound blog - bethfinke.wordpress.com · Rank: 126,823 · 15 references

25
Jun
2009
Off the Page  

10 days ago by csbhagya

Reading “Off the Page” (Edited by Carole Burns), where “Writers talk about beginnings, endings, and everything in between”, as the book claims, I found an interesting passage by Jhumpa Lahiri in the section “ Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? How Characters Come to Life” . In a pertinent addressa ...

the amaranth quill - csbhagya.wordpress.com · 1 reference

Literary Pom-Poms  

11 days ago by Hurricane Shirley

Good things have happened to three of my favorite writers and something weird has happened to me. First, Tobias Wolff won the $20,000 Story Prize in early March for his short story collection “Our Story Begins.” If you’d like to hear Tobias singing, click here. (Singing?!) Next, Joyce Carol Oates wa ...

Piquant Ponderings - piquantponderings.wordpress.com · 1 reference

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