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December 19, 2011December 20, 2011 - Uncategorized

Our Natural Bent for Destruction and the Rights to Failure

“Is there an art that is dangerous? Yes. It is that art which upsets the conditions of life.”–Charles Baudelaire. What…

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April 22, 2011August 29, 2023 - Archives, Uncategorized

Life and silence

As I write this, I am half way through a review. I have been half way through the review for…

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April 14, 2010 - Uncategorized

The Politics of Reading

So, I’m reading this book. And I’m pretty much liking the thing. As I’m wont to do, I search the…

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January 27, 2010 - Uncategorized

Like a Virgin

One of the great ironies of being a writer is that you necessarily lose the ability to experience writing in…

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December 31, 2009January 22, 2010 - Uncategorized

Sometimes I have trouble balancing what I read…

I feel like I am constantly battling with myself over what I’m reading.  I started thinking about this because of…

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December 10, 2009December 10, 2009 - Uncategorized

Why, Hello, Friend

It’s a small world, that’s for sure, and it’s inevitable that as writers, we get to know each other. We…

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November 20, 2009 - Uncategorized

“People who don’t read can also be very happy”

Argentinian novelist César Aira says, I don’t believe that literature is so important for society. On the contrary, I think…

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