When Do You Cut Bait?
What’s your limit on rejections? If you have a story that you really believe in, how many rejections do you pile up before you reel it in and put that story away for good? I’m still trying to decide on a couple of my pieces and I’m curious how Slushpile Nation handles it.
continue readingSave the Children
This has nothing to do with books, other than the fact it was written by the great Walter Kirn. But it is funny as hell. Kirn is concerned with the welfare of America’s most famous newborn. “If unborn children really had rights, the infant daughter of the actress Katie Holmes and the temporarily-humanoid immortal starseed…
continue readingA Book that Kicks
I saw my first soccer game of the 2006 MLS season on Saturday. The Columbus Crew tied the Chicago Fire 1-1 in what was a slightly boring game. However, it was great to witness the birth of a new soccer season and enjoy the fantastic weather. The game topped off a kick ass weekend, full of…
continue readingSet the Timer on Your VCR
Or, get your Tivo ready, however you do that. I’m going to rely on my new-fangled laser disc machine to record me some primetime literary humor. Fresh off their bouts with Scientology and censorship, the boys at South Park are zeroing in on James Frey. Premiering Wednesday night at 10pm, “Towelie gets over his drug addition and writes a moving…
continue readingTravelogue: South Africa
I’ve been on this plane for fifteen hours straight. That’s after getting up at 3am, flying to Atlanta, and waiting four hours for a delayed connection. I have never been able to sleep on planes, so I’ll admit to abusing Dramamine and Nyquil in an effort to get me through this trans-Atlantic trip. But it hasn’t…
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