Sunday, January 21, 2024

If my New Year's resolution was to remain ambivalent about writing, I'm nailing it

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For most of my life, when I've considered the ubiquitous question writers get asked about why they write, I've always thought of it ...
Thursday, December 7, 2023

Looking for life after literary fiction

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Can one Marie Kondo one's reading life? Decide to leave unread that which does not bring one joy? It seems obvious that one could, altho...
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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Enough for now

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I've sworn I was finished with writing and blogging about writing and so on enough times now that nobody will take me seriously if I swe...
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Monday, October 30, 2023

Pulling at the fringes of the universe's tallis: "The Master Mourner" by Ben Ehrlich

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It's pretty obvious that "The Master Mourner" belongs to a class of stories that could be grouped under the category of "...
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Thursday, October 26, 2023

Every story, everywhere, all the time: "Treasure Island Alley" by Da-Lin

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I should love "Treasure Island Alley" by Da-Lin, right? It's got time travel of sorts and a TV cartoon version of one of the f...
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Sunday, October 22, 2023

The ghosts are us but not literally like in that one Nicole Kidman movie: "Camp Emeline" by Taryn Bowe

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Some stories don't require much critical or theoretical intervention to interpret. That's just the way it is. They speak for themsel...
Friday, October 20, 2023

I mean, if you say so: "His Finest Moment" by Tom Bissell

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My first and most enduring reaction to "His Finest Moment" by Tom Bissell, the third story in the 2023 Best American Short Stories...
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