Back Pain, Sex Books, and Responsibility
Has art lost its power to disturb us? Have we stopped talking because of legislated shame? […]
Category: book
Un-Cursing Myself
I said aloud, “I am cursed.” “Yes,” she said. “Since Thanksgiving things have sucketh mightily as my family says,” I said after a lousy run of luck over the holidays. My book came out at a weird time before the holidays. It’s not a typical holiday read (a collection of short stories and/or workbook about […]
I Write Therefore I Am … Not
A friend called to say, “I had a marketing person check out your website. Is that okay?” “Sure. I guess,” I said. “She’ll just poke around and send some recommendations.” “The website’s already up.” “Maybe it could be better. It’s free,” she said. “Okay fine.” A day passed then came the email. It said, “Well, […]
Who you calling slack?
At 8:16 am today, I plunked down in a seat at the coffee shop. I plunked so hard my butt bounced. My friend snickered while looking a little bleary-eyed. “So what did you do last night?” he asked. “I ate candy and watched an episode of the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice. I was really interested […]