If I believed in hell, people who ban books would occupy a very special place in it. They’d have to…
I Don’t Like Crap Games
When I get a form rejection from a magazine, (unless it’s the New Yorker or Paris Review or something like…
A Labyrinth Full of Warm Bodies: A Review of Matt Bell’s How They Were Found
Matt Bell is first and foremost, last and forever, a storyteller. His talent and voice and originality and gift for…
Get Jobs In Offices and Wake Up for the Morning Commute: Stevens, Poet and Insurance Exec
It drives me crazy. In every article about how you can’t make money as a writer–and so you’re going to…
Let’s Prove ‘Em Wrong Today. Let’s Vote.
Let’s make the mainstream media look like a bunch of idiots. Let’s close the enthusiasm gap today. Don’t know where…
How Do You Measure a Bookstore’s Worth?
I live not too far from Politics and Prose. In my opinion, it’s the only really great bookstore left in…
Wish I Had Me a Sylvia Plath
Jackie Wang’s excellent post today over at HTMLGiant on, among other things, how certain kinds of young women exaggerate and…
Introduction by Way of Obsession
Happy Tuesday, everyone. John Madera has very kindly invited me to join the crew here, and since I lurk and…