Slate has published its diverse list of the best books of 2007. The list includes some poetry, some foreskin, some Denis Johnson, and some good germs. The end of the year is approaching so we’re going to be seeing a lot of best-of lists, but I like this one because it’s not devoted wholly to [...]
Archive > December 2007
Today’s secret
I don’t hate baking cookies as much as I say I do. I just like the idea of pouting and complaining while wearing a reindeer apron.
Inspiring article for writers with websites
The New York Times online featured an article this morning entitled “Crossover Dreams: Turning Free Web Work into Real Book Sales.” Many authors have either gotten their start or have intentionally marketed their book ideas on the web. Literary agents or publishers then determine that page views will translate directly into sales and they give [...]
Scientific America article on raising smart kids
This Scientific American article hits really close to home because lately I feel like a lazy kid with more learned helpless than intrinsically motivated behaviors. When I read the article, I was waking up from a two-hour afternoon power nap. Instead of arising from the couch with the dream-inspired plot for my next novel, I [...]
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If I want someone to call me, all I have to do is go to the bathroom or lie down for a nap.
Anyone know an unfaithful doctor?
Alternative name for this post–”Unfaithful doctor, I advise you to stop having an affair. Your wife is onto you.” Saw this ad on Charlottesville Craigslist this morning with the subject:
“Need info on female drug reps cavorting with local surgeons”
“I am a private investigator in Richmond and have been hired to identify the female drug representative [...]
Ode to an Eco-Guerilla
Squirrel, you did what you could.
We lost our power for three hours.
That’s five dozen trees
or the moon
or whatever they make power out of.
Now you are toast and there’s no one left
to torch SUVs
or blow up dams.
Perhaps another squirrel
will take your place.
I hope it’s the one
living in my attic.
He is noisy
and deserves to be arrested.
Darren Hoyt is getting famous on the internet, and I have insider info with which to capitalize on his fame
Tonight I found this website, which informed me that Darren Hoyt is “a name we all should know!” I totally agree, and that is why I have decided to publish my highly-anticipated interview with Darren Hoyt, captain of the web design blogosphere and my own buttered bun.
THE Q&A:
W- How did you get interested in web [...]
Spoiler alert!
(I’ve always wanted to say that.)
On Friday night Darren and I chose to see The Mist without reading a single review of the movie. I thought the preview looked scary and I have liked Stephen King since I was a fifth grader trading his horror novels with my teacher Mrs. Connor. Years later I expanded [...]
