Yes, You Can Trust Him
Stephen King is one of those writers self-proclaimed literary authors avoid reading. He must be doing something right, however, because as of this moment, King has written 49 novels and sold more than 350 million copies.
Impermanent Things
The amateur novelist comes to understand a key aspect of novel writing: no change—minor or catastrophic—is off the table. Today’s episode: the delirious fever of rewriting.
cannon eyes me
i have the cynical habit of thinking in other peoples' voices when i see them look in mirrors, things like: "i bet if i had another job people would hug me more," or "still there, oh thank god," or "i know i can time travel, i just have to squeeze my ass a little tighter."...
Subtle Adventures in Nihilism
Because the most adept of readers loves nothing more than to turn the pages; because we don’t let things like prose style or plausibility creep into our consciousness... because one prefers caricatures to characters, The Help is the most remarkable novel we’ve come across in years.
WAYESAP, or, What Are You Even Saying About Puppets
if that repulses you, i don't know what more i can do for you. i am a gas station cashier. you are anton chigurh. neither of us will die in this movie, but that's not the point.
paper cranes are lame
i'm pretty sure if you make a career out of putting stuff like that on craigslist, you'll go to heaven forever and get some weird stuff people want to trade you for along the way. obviously, this is what i want out of my youth.
kali the destroyer
i'll say, "you know this whole thing has been a dream," and you'll say, "oh," and i'll say, "you know, dreaming your teeth are falling out means you're insecure about how you look," and then you'll wake up.
Good Clean Genome Splicing Fun!
What comes over most in X-Men: First Class is neither misogyny, nor a cynical commercial exercise in exploiting the fanbase, but genuine warmth for the universe it plays in.
A Furious Blaze of Liquid-Life Energy
One of the questions that torments me as a writer—and trust me, there are many—is the question of free will. Do I believe that individuals have the freedom to choose their own destiny?
Literary News for the Literarily Inclined
In books: National Short Story Month; three writers battle over MFA programs; judge resigns as Philip Roth wins prize; the novel still alive and well; Charles Simic on libraries; ten disturbing novels; literary tattoos; and a ban on the word "verdant."
The Limits of Motherhood