The Dangers of Too Much Industry News
I’m not the most convivial of travelers even under the best circumstances. But, stuck waiting in Long Island’s Islip Airport, I was pushed to where I wanted to burst through the security doors and run screaming down the runway, happy in whatever fate a landing airplane or rushing policeman might have for me. The fake-Rolex flaunting man…
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My review of T.R. Pearson’s Seaworthy: Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of Rafting appeared on PopMatters yesterday. Click here to read the review in its entirety because this is an astounding book that details the true story of a single man who sailed a raft from South America to Australia when he was well-past…
continue readingA Darn Good Line
“Tape peeled from the roll just like deer hide coming loose from the meat.” From Roger Alan Skipper’s impressive Tear Down the Mountain: An Appalachian Love Story.
continue readingMaybe She Knows the Cool Dorm, but I Wouldn’t Take Her Advice on Succeeding in Literature Class
Kaavya Viswanathan, the college student who cashed a reported $500,000 advance from Little, Brown which was ultimately cancelled due to numerous allegations of plagiarism, will be advising new students at Harvard this fall. Viswanathan was one of 190 students selected from a pool of 500 applicants to be a peer advising fellow. The Harvard Crimson…
continue readingBack to School
As we progress through August, and the little ones trudge back to school with their pencil boxes and trapper-keepers, this is also an important time for writers. First of all, most literary journals will begin accepting submissions again after their summer breaks. I try to have a barrage of stories ready to mail out…
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