Dee-pressing
So anyway, tomorrow’s my birthday, and feeling kind of plucky and carefree at the moment, I went to this website, How Old Do I Look?, and plugged in a fairly … Continue reading
Mañana. Occasional Soulmates. Gratis!
Just a friendly reminder, all you Whos in Whoville, that Occasional Soulmates will be available as a free download all weekend, starting tomorrow in the a.m. It’s an unofficial Occasional … Continue reading
Anything can happen
Apropos of yesterday’s post about the cult of youth in literature, I give you Henry Roth. He’s the antithesis of the young writer who gathers laurels before puberty. Roth’s first … Continue reading
Youth is for the young…and so are literary prizes
I can relate to this author, who bemoans the fact that there are so many literary prizes thrown at writers under forty, or thirty-five, or thirty, or… ten. And … Continue reading
Doomed, doomed I tell you!
Ran across this interactive shockfest over the weekend and thought I’d better raise the alarm. It’s called “Your Life On Earth — How you and the world have changed since … Continue reading
What The Hell
Originally posted on WHAT THE HELL:
I told myself I’d never do it. And when my first novel, Parts Unknown, was published in 2003, I imagined I’d never have to.…
A wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin’ woman
I remember loving this song when I was a kid, but I could have sworn a black man did it, even if his name was White. The swampy growl in … Continue reading
Never say never: get Occasional Soulmates for free next weekend
I know, I know. I said I’d never do it. Early in my self-publishing experiment, I declared (at least I think I did) that I’d never give my books away … Continue reading
Another useful product you didn’t know you needed
It was only a matter of time before someone came up with this, and now that I see them I must have a pair. They’re sure to keep my hands … Continue reading
A different kind of book by Nick Cave
No sooner do I gripe about how the urge to do something different is all but whipped out of us by the publishing business than I read of rocker Nick … Continue reading
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