January 2010
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okay, okay. i can't be silent anymore.
Because I’m pursuing my MFA in creative writing — with a concentration in creative nonfiction — it’s only natural that I be interested in the literary “hot button” issues that surface in publications and on websites of the self-proclaimed pundits of writing. I agree with - and am fascinated by - many of them, but some just seem ridiculous. In fact, some boil...
“Like many of you, I’m tired of reading novels and stories in which two or more...”
– Katie Roiphe’s Big Cock Block, Steve Almond (The Rumpus) (via melissa)
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ihatetheDMV.com
I’m wondering if the domain name for “ihatetheDMV.com” is taken. If not, I think I should start it.
A Google search for “I hate the DMV” offers up these little gems: “I HATE the DMV,” “Why I hate the California DMV,” “God Fucking Damnit, I hate the DMV,” and “Dear California DMV: I hate you.” Those are just a few, as there are thousands more for you to peruse. It’s comforting in a way,...
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Babies on the brain.
Lately, I’ve had babies on the brain. Okay, maybe not babies per se, but babies of the canine variety. I suppose this all started yesterday — though, to be fair, I’ve always perused the classified section of the paper for “Dachshunds for sale” and scoured shelter websites for glimpses of doggie faces. I was working on an article about this awesome local chick who, instead of throwing a huge...
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“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most...”
– Joan Didion
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