Monthly Archives: October 2007
I don’t know, I just do.
On my visits to Korea, I felt very much like the wrong sort of grandchild, the lumpen half-breed, who couldn’t speak Korean and who couldn’t look Korean. How do you tell them apart, a cousin asked me, about Americans. I … Continue reading
Filed under author's own, fox demons, Korea, Korean America, Korean American, Koreanish, product, writers, writing
My Favorite Books This Week: The Escape From New York Edition
Yesterday morning started with me still in New York, a little to my surprise and chagrin. I’d tried to leave the night before, but I got tired and a little lost in the dark. I tried to get on the … Continue reading
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Justin Torres Reads At Dixon Place
This summer at Bread Loaf I met a few writers whose work really blew me away and Justin Torres was one of them. He read from a beautiful short story about two brothers who made trashbag kites and snuck out … Continue reading
Very Brief Observation On The Year
Everyone this year, everywhere I go, is talking about James Baldwin.
I had this dream where Britney was in Congress and the media was forced to cover what they really do in there
9:33 PM Laura: greetings 9:34 PM me: hi i’m reading the news Laura: how are you? me: meh Laura: meh is right me: I’m grouchy too much to do, not enough time Laura: I know that feeling. makes me cranky … Continue reading
Filed under animal savagery, apocalypse, media
My Favorite Books This Week
God Is Dead, by Ron Currie, Jr. The first chapters of this book are the kind that will freeze you in place while you’re in the bookstore, which is more or less what happened to me the other day. The … Continue reading
Filed under books, what is right with us, writers, writing
World’s Oldest Meme, part 1
For a few days now, I’ve been off and on trying to complete a meme tag from Epstein Barbie, one of my favorite people on planet Earth. It’s the 8 Things About Me tag, which is one of the world’s … Continue reading
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Stephen King Essay On Short Story Heals Short Story Problem Instantly
Sunday, in the New York Times Book Review, Stephen King wrote a hilariously touching essay about being on his knees at his local bookstore in order to find short fiction in literary journals, hidden under the Martha Stewart Living and … Continue reading
Filed under avatars, Korean America, Koreanish, what is right with us, writers, writing
Rebel I Love You More
More love poems up at Rebel I Love You. Please remember to look around in case you blocked out writing one (or blacked out, whichever). Send one if you find one.
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