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I spend a good amount of my time writing, which is really kind of masochistic, since there is an inordinate share of rejection. You wonder to yourselves why most writers are neurotic, paranoid, chain-smoking wrecks: because they spend all of themselves
So, I bought Brooke flowers today. This meant I had to ride my bike to the grocery store, and then to her school. And then I had to stand there for ten minutes, waiting for the bell to ring, talking to the security guard. He kept mentioning how I
I just poured myself a glass of wine. When writing (or reading, or doing just about anything that doesn't involve physical activity) I think it's best to drink something, preferably something with a naturally-occurring drug in it.
I recently flew home from Vermont, back to Denver, after being away for a week. I picked up the SkyMall magazine from the seatback in front of me -- you know the
magazine, the one with kinetic watches next to decorative pots that
double as litter boxes next to a hot-dog-bun toaster.
Ever have those days when you really want something new (like an iPhone) but don't have...quite...enough money? Well, click here. Even if you're a high school student working just summers, you
Short stories. Most of us read them in high school or college and rarely pick up an anthology again. Yet, short stories are the way we talk to each other, the way we communicate. Not long ago I sat at my dinner table with a friend as he recounted
My wife and I drove home from Colorado Springs yesterday. We watched the fireworks the night before, from |
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