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Jessa Crispin Schools Jeffrey Eugenides (on the internet and the use thereof)
Jessa Crispin Schools Jeffrey Eugenides — She and I disagree on the use of the Frontpage-knowing nephew, but in all other ways, AMEN. … [Read more...] about Jessa Crispin Schools Jeffrey Eugenides (on the internet and the use thereof)
How to become a mid-list writer
How to become a mid-list writer … [Read more...] about How to become a mid-list writer
Without any particular training or back ground(sic), this patient, just prior to enlistment, enthusiastically embarked upon the writing of novels. He sees nothing unusual in this activity.
Without any particular training or back ground(sic), this patient, just prior to enlistment, enthusiastically embarked upon the writing of novels. He sees nothing unusual in this activity. … [Read more...] about Without any particular training or back ground(sic), this patient, just prior to enlistment, enthusiastically embarked upon the writing of novels. He sees nothing unusual in this activity.
The Aristocrats!
The Aristocrats! — via Making Light, along with practically everything else this week. … [Read more...] about The Aristocrats!
Bookslut interviews Mary Doria Russell
Bookslut interviews Mary Doria Russell — There are some tidbits about her WIP. … [Read more...] about Bookslut interviews Mary Doria Russell
“And that’s the thing about low-income communities like the ones so hard-hit in NOLA — they already know that their government isn’t really there to help them, and that’s why so many who could have otherwise left, did not.”
'And that's the thing about low-income communities like the ones so hard-hit in NOLA – they already know that their government isn't really there to help them, and that's why so many who could have otherwise left, did not.' — Cherie Priest and her deadly accurate … [Read more...] about “And that’s the thing about low-income communities like the ones so hard-hit in NOLA — they already know that their government isn’t really there to help them, and that’s why so many who could have otherwise left, did not.”
The Times-Picayune is pissed.
The Times-Picayune is pissed. … [Read more...] about The Times-Picayune is pissed.
“We should have known that someone who had been fired for being unable to run an Arabian Horse Association had the job of responding to a national disaster in the war on terror.”
'We should have known that someone who had been fired for being unable to run an Arabian Horse Association had the job of responding to a national disaster in the war on terror.' — Never mind pesky little hurricanes. Y'all know I don't link to Andrew Sullivan much, but … [Read more...] about “We should have known that someone who had been fired for being unable to run an Arabian Horse Association had the job of responding to a national disaster in the war on terror.”
Where not to live in the U.S., and why
Where not to live in the U.S., and why … [Read more...] about Where not to live in the U.S., and why