Dreams of inundation
Last night, I dreamt we fell into the ocean. Last month, I did an interview over at the Lulu Book Review with its proprietor, awesome author Shannon Yarbrough. In it, Shannon asked me about the dreams...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman: Hanukkah with bells on
Neil Gaiman: Hanukkah with bells on – Christmas Entertainment, Christmas 08 – The Independent. Really neat little vignette by Neil Gaiman concerning Hanukkah and Christmas and trees and Paganism. Tweet
View ArticleThe bloggies
Speaking of awards seasons, the Bloggies are upon us, as well. I guess they’re a bit like the Oscars of blogging, except without Joan Rivers and boring montages. I’ve been reading blogs since before it...
View ArticleReview: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
When I first researched graduate school, what seems like all those years ago, one of the first things I did was order books from faculty members at every institution that caught my interest. Some great...
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Neil Gaiman: Nicest Guy on Planet
I can’t imagine it’s a secret that, if pressed to name a favorite writer, I’d cite Neil Gaiman, and I only say “if pressed” because let’s be honest: why play favorites, right? Still, I’m a big fan of...
View ArticleAnyone else feeling a bit koumpounophobic
No? How about now? You should totally read the book before you go see it, and if you can get your hands on the audio version: listen to it. Gaiman reads it himself, and it’s brilliantly creepy and...
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The Top Ten Albums of the Decade Go to Elevens
This past decade may have been the one that most changed music, both as an industry and in general (will we even have albums anymore, at the close of our new decade?). Apple introduced its iPod in 2001...
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Objectivity & The Exciting Promise
The other day, I mentioned a positive review from Shannon Yarbrough at the LL Book Review. Today, I’m going to mention a few others, and make an announcement about something I’m rather excited about....
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How Much Is That Writing on a Kindle?
After several years in a will-they/wont-they purgatory, the digital revolution in publishing has finally become more a matter of when than if, where “when” seems to be 2010. Apple’s launch of the...
View ArticleNobody Really Knows What Good Enough Is
The other day I mentioned you have to decide for yourself what “good enough” means to you. I want to elaborate. I opened this “Add New Post” page with the intention of noting that I don’t mean it’s...
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