The summer fiction issue of the New Yorker addresses the subject of writers workshops in an article by Louis Menand. The article covers the famous creative writing programs — Iowa, Brown, others — and asks the question, “Can writing be taught?” I don’t know if writing can be taught. I do know it can be [...]
Words: 1,800, Total: 60,800! Music: Lucinda Williams, Essence Email conversation between my friend V and me: Vanita: [sends picture of guy with amazingly unattractive yet obviously lovingly attended facial hair) Me: But….why? Just answer me that and I can die happy. Vanita: I can NEVER figure out why some guys do that crap. We were talking [...]
I saw Star Trek today with my friend Renee. And it was fun. I need to see it again, because — and yes, I can’t go to the Alamo without having to rant about the Alamo. Look, I get it, I get that it’s cool, and they have food, but every time the server comes [...]
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