Daily Archives: October 16, 2009
On Studying with Annie Dillard in 1989
When I was studying with Annie Dillard, this is a bit of what she saw when she looked over the table at me. My memoir of that time is up over at The Morning News. Many people have remarked on … Continue reading
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Junot Diaz in O Magazine, On Becoming a Writer
But if the world is what it is so are our hearts. One night in August, unable to sleep, sickened that I was giving up, but even more frightened by the thought of having to return to the writing, I … Continue reading
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