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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

A few numbers about books (read in 2015)

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Yes, I know it’s been a long time since I wrote here; and yes, I have notes about various topics to post about in the future, with topics ra...
Monday, June 29, 2015

Cull your darlings

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Pretty much all my life--even now--I wouldn't pass a bookstore without walking in. When I was in grad school, surrounded by books, I som...
Sunday, June 28, 2015

Library of America Story of the Week Read-Along 283: Caroline Henderson, Letter from the Dust Bowl (#283)

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Caroline Henderson, " Letter from the Dust Bowl " (1936) from American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau : A first-pers...
Monday, June 22, 2015

A very short note about a very long improv festival

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For the past seven years, the Hideout Theater in Austin has been putting on an improv marathon and fund-raiser. The fund-raiser part is easy...
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Library of America Story of the Week Read-Along 282: Helen Keller, I Go Adventuring (#282)

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Helen Keller, " I Go Adventuring " (1929) from Writing New York: A Literary Anthology : It's rare that I put one of these ou...
Friday, June 19, 2015

Shower Awkward Comics #47: Unrealistic expectations

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Monday, June 15, 2015

Super short review: Jurassic World

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Super short review: A profound shrug. Slightly longer review: Some fun dinosaur set-pieces, but bad human dialogue never sets up character...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

Library of America Story of the Week Read-Along 281: Ambrose Bierce, A Psychological Shipwreck (#281)

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Ambrose Bierce, " A Psychological Shipwreck " (1879) from Ambrose Bierce: The Devil’s Dictionary, Tales, & Memoirs : Not my ...
Friday, June 12, 2015

Shower Awkward Comics #46: The arc of history bends towards justice--but come on, Gary

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Library of America Story of the Week Read-Along 280: Frederick Douglass, Letter to His Old Master (#280)

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Frederick Douglass, " Letter to His Old Master " (1848) from Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies : In grad school, I took a clas...
Friday, June 5, 2015

Shower Awkward Comics #45: Fashion faux pas

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Monday, June 1, 2015

Goonies, Godzilla

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No great over-arching theme here, just two movies I saw recently and wanted to comment on: Goonies Like a lot of 80s kids, I have fond me...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

Library of America Story of the Week Read-Along 279: Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Man of Adamant (#279)

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, " The Man of Adamant " (1837) from Nathaniel Hawthorne: Tales & Sketches : A classic sort of Hawthorne ...