If there’s one thing I love more than reading books, it’s setting goals. In July I planned to learn palm-reading, make spanikopita, perfect my cartwheel, memorize about 200 dinosaur genera, and read Finnegan’s Wake. Sadly, I’m much better at making goals than I am at accomplishing them. I gave up on the cartwheels when IContinue reading
If there’s one thing I love more than reading books, it’s setting goals. In July I planned to learn palm-reading, make spanikopita, perfect my cartwheel, memorize about 200 dinosaur genera, and read Finnegan’s Wake. Sadly, I’m much better at making goals than I am at accomplishing them. I gave up on the cartwheels when IContinue reading
Jonathan Evison, author of West of Here, and Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply, talk “TAGTLAY,” the writing life, music, and the lighter issues–like the role of the subconscious in creative endeavors and the nature of truth. Dan: Okay, so it’s Sunday morning, mid-February, first non-freezing day in weeks, and two reviews ofContinue reading
I always get anxious when writing the word “February.” There are just so many ways it can go wrong. It’s like “Wednesday.” Very confusing. And does anyone really pronounce that first “r”? We should just change it to “Febuary” and call it a day. Well, call it a month. . 1. Shelf Heaven. I haveContinue reading