Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
New Year, New Post
Anyone working on anything???
Well, we should probably get to work, huh?
And I'm not volunteering. =)
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
My Life in Heavy Metal
If anyone’s looking for a good short story collection, I can wholeheartedly endorse Steve Almond’s My Life in Heavy Metal. Most often, short story collections are like records: there’s one or two hit singles and lots of snoozers. But hardly a story falls short of fantastic in Almond’s first book. His taut prose crackles with energy, tremendous heart, and lots and lots of sex. But what saves it from bawdiness or gratuitousness is the exploration of what lies beyond the physical, the uncomfortable interior of emotion. In this interior, Almond deals heavily in human error and takes an interesting look at his characters’ flawed, humanistic propensities.
Speaking of David, accolades must go to our very own for the forthcoming reading of his poem “Life On Earth” by Garrison Keillor as part of "The Writer’s Almanac" from American Public Media. Tune in to your local station on Friday, November 30th or listen to the RealAudio on the webpage. You’ll notice that David shares airtime with such names as Mamet, Swift, and Twain. Not bad company at all.
And if you need any help imagining the conceit...Thursday, November 22, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
NaNo, Anyone?
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Fred
I love your description of the dog and the way you paint out the landscape for me. Though this line was a bit awkward, "Not only was the dog the same color as July grass on the Colorado plains, but he was shorter than the grass would be then, too." You're simultaneously describing him as like the grass, but not like the grass. An easy fix.