February 2012
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emscreams:
from PLEASE LIGHT UP +++ (more in the current issue of ILK) by Ted Powers
He is reading here on February 25.
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“Hi Auntie b i have white gold earrings and i have my best friends over and it was a half day at school and i have a crush on a boy named Jake. Can’t wait to email u back!!!:)”
My niece just sent me this email, and needless to say, it is the best thing that has happened today.
January 2012
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"Spiritual" - Christian McBride (feat. Dr. Billy... →
Play, repeat, play, repeat.
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PURE GOLD
Out of all those kinds of people
you’ve got a face with a view
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Let's talk about trains
“Trains passed through the town four times a day, and Emily would offtimes bicycle down to see them. There wasn’t a station, just a Dairy Queen and a small park practically paved with long red Dairy Queen spoons. Three of the trains would stop and people would get on and off, but the fourth train just tore past, whistles wailing, and Emily particularly admired this one.” - Joy...
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It was early October. The days were long and cool. I went out every evening and walked. I would leave home before the sun set and stay out until night had fallen and the sky was completely dark. I went a different way each time, through back alleys, along dirt paths by the river, away from the river, over the hill on the outskirts of town, down through the main streets. I looked into doorways,...
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“Nothing we do is inevitable, but everything we do is irreversible. How do you propose to remember that in time?
Which would you prefer to have your life compared to, wind or dust?
Why?
Sorry.”
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James Franco writing a novel about favorite... →
Dude, please.
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I need this today, and everyday
From The Guardian’s piece on 10 Rules for Writing Fiction
Anne Enright:
1 The first 12 years are the worst.
2 The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page.
3 Only bad writers think that their work is really good.
4 Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a...
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