February 2019 – Page 5

“The word is now a virus.”

Happy birthday, William S. Burroughs! Here are some quotes from this writer’s provocative writing: “Open your mind and let the…

Foxy “I guess we’re not having any babies,” I say to my boyfriend. He’s driving my Mercedes. His left…

Happy birthday, Robert Coover! 87, today, and still kicking fiction’s keister! Here are some quotes from a writer whose densely…

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be…

Happy birthday, Gertrude Stein! Here’s a selection of quotes from her marvelous writing: “Writing and reading is to me synonymous…

Happy birthday, Kenneth Anger! Here are some stills from Anger’s extraordinary films:

Happy birthday, James Joyce! Here are some quotes from his writing: From “James Clarence Mangan” (1902)“Poetry, even when apparently most…

A selection of poems by James Dickey on his birthday: In the Tree House at Night And now the green…

Happy birthday, Muriel Spark! Here are some quotes from her writing: “It is impossible to repent of love. The sin…

Sterling Morrison The size of a sin, the first ant detective was cracked by the case of the unsuspected wingtips.…