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Left With His Hands

June 11, 2012 by

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The Boot Theory by Richard Siken A man walks into a bar and says:                                                                 Take my wife–please.                               […]

The Writing Process in Pictures

May 7, 2012 by

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Caris sent me this link on Friday and I snickered. Possibly more than was entirely reasonable, but I was a bit sleep deprived. Was. Am. Anyway. I think that my writing process is slightly more stream-lined though. It’s more like this: Then the cycle repeats. In the time I spent writing this post my brain helpfully pointed out […]

Dreams Are Illustrations From the Book Your Soul is Writing About You*

April 13, 2012 by

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My head is in the dark place again. I can’t quite figure out if it’s because I’m working on the second Path book or it’s why I’m working on the second Path book. Either way, I found myself in a dazed moment yesterday morning recasting a number of people I know as villains. I am […]

Not Language but a Map

April 12, 2012 by

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The Forgotten Dialect of the Heart by Jack Gilbert How astonishing it is that language can almost mean, and frightening that it does not quite. Love, we say, God, we say, Rome and Michiko, we write, and the words get it all wrong. We say bread and it means according to which nation. French has no word for home, and […]

When in Danger or in Doubt… Turn to Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, They Always Know What to Say

April 9, 2012 by

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I forgot it was Monday. These things happen, yes?  

WRITING by John Green

April 6, 2012 by

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(x) (y)  

Hunger Games = Bows and Arrows and Bread and Death

March 23, 2012 by

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In case any of you were wondering about this ‘Hunger Games’ thing you keep hearing about, here is a summary to save you having to read the book. (Although you should read the book too, it’s not bad. Apart from the bit at the <redacted>. You know?) Extremely sensible summary. Here is an excerpt to get […]

Most Creative Use of A Staple Remover OR, What Was He About to Do With the Manual of Style?

March 13, 2012 by

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I was going to write something intelligent today. It was going to be interesting, maybe exciting and in no way related to questioning the morals of juice. But then I thought, what today really needs is invisible fight scene jokes.  

An Appeal to Anyone Experiencing Impending Parenthood

March 7, 2012 by

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Arkem: Did you know that I’m leaving tomorrow? Me: That’s very sad. (Sad face. Thinks.) Don’t. Arkem: Well played. You are a master of strategy. I am going to tell you a story. It starts here: I am officially down by one Paul. At least in terms of geographical convenience. I took him to the […]

Shakespeare With Original Pronunciation

March 5, 2012 by

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This is cool if you like words or Shakespeare or, okay, yes, puns. But they’re Shakespearian puns so that makes them… well, I was going to say classy but you know what? No. Shakespearian puns aren’t classy. They’re pretty much all dirty. So, okay, this is… a cute redhead doing funny accents and reciting poetry […]