John Madera

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Christine Schutt on Writing, Reading, Teaching, Sentences, and More

Happy birthday, Christine Schutt, who always magnificently dissolves the so-called boundaries between poetry and prose! Christine’s evocative, lapidary writing…

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 - Books, Fiction, Reading, Small Presses, Writing

Happy Short Story Month!

May is Short Story Month! Every month is Short Story Month! Happy Short Story Month! Celebrate by reading a…

April 30, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Annie Dillard on Art, Life, Reading, and Writing

Happy birthday, Annie Dillard! 78, today! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Write as if you were…

April 28, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Roberto Bolaño on Writing, Reading, Literature, and More

Happy birthday, Roberto Bolaño! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Write in the morning, revise in the…

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Ludwig Wittgenstein on Language, Philosophy, and More

Happy birthday, Ludwig Wittgenstein! Here are some quotes from his writing: “The limits of my language mean the limits…

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Vladimir Nabokov on Play, Curiosity, Invention, and More

Happy birthday, Vladimir Nabokov! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Play! Invent the world! Invent reality!” …

April 19, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Rikki Ducornet on Art, Life, Reading, Writing, the Imagination, and More

Happy birthday, Rikki Ducornet! 80, today! Addressing “our culture’s disdain for the artist,” Rikki Ducornet in my podcast with…

April 18, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Kathy Acker on Writing, Wonder, Freedom, and More

Happy birthday, Kathy Acker! Here are some quotes from her writing: “Literature is that which denounces and slashes…

April 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Henry James on Art, Life, Writing, Criticism, and More

Happy birthday, Henry James! Here are some quotes from his writing: “Try to be one of the people…

April 15, 2023 - Birthday, Books, Quotes, Reading, Writing

Robert Walser on Writing, Questions, Walking, and More

Happy birthday, Robert Walser! Here are some quotes from his writing: “We don’t need to see anything out…