May 2012
“She has since wondered about murders, and murderers. Does the thing have to be...”
– Alice Munro, “Royal Beatings”
A Guide to San Francisco in 1937, When the Golden... →
The Atlantic celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge with an interactive map of the era’s businesses, including Mona’s, a lesbian bar that helped make San Francisco the “queer capital” of America. Happy birthday to that beautiful skyline in the bay!
2 tags
“By nature, the Photograph…has something tautological about it: a pipe,...”
– Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida
teacakes: Tilda Swinton reading “Like This” by...
April 2012
WatchTED Talk: Sheena Lyengar on the Art of Choosing
“The American way, to quote Burger King, is to ‘have it your way,’ because, as Starbucks says, ‘happiness is in your choices.’”
Because, Tumblr, the last few weeks have turned me into a CRAZY PERSON with making a choice, and I’m still waffling about whether it was the right one (even though, in my gut of guts, I know it...
3 tags
March 2012
“March 20: 1:21 p.m. Commercial burglary, 3900 block Irvine Boulevard. About...”
– choice excerpts from Irvine’s police log, which is surprisingly entertaining
1 tag
The Margery Davis Boyden Wilderness Writing... →
Dutch Henry Homestead is two dusty or muddy hours, over teeth-jarring roads, from medical services and all cultural amenities save one—radio reception, including public radio, is pretty good. All writers considering this residency should honestly assess their appetite and tolerance for authentic backcountry solitude. You must be handy with a chainsaw or willing to learn; if a tree falls across...
HTMLGIANT: Lit Scene Tarot →
The Seven of Pentacles portrays a young indie lit boy, or “boykitten,” taking a rest from the difficult work of harvesting an abundant crop of images for his tumblr. He has been labouring long and hard on his tumblr. The foliage is expansive and the buds budding. At his back, fading into the distance, is the text-based litblog. His boots are vegan.
SCARY, NO SCARY
strangemagnetism:
One night, when you return to your childhood home after a lifetime away, you’ll find it abandoned. Its paint will be completely weathered. It will have a significant westward lean. There will be a hole in its roof that bats fly out of. The old man hunched over at the front door will be prepared to give you a tour, but first he’ll ask Scary, or no scary? You should say No...
1 tag
Why I'm Bussing Tables Instead of Teaching →
citizendork:
I have a master of fine arts in creative writing and a master’s in English studies with an emphasis in creative writing. I’ve spent three and a half of the last five years teaching freshman composition and creative writing at universities. So why, I’m asked all the time by friends, family and acquaintances, aren’t you going into teaching? It’s what you’re trained...
