“Limitations so frustrating” (Saunders 126) writes the narrator of George Saunders’ The Semplica Girl Diaries. But the self-imposed limitations and restrictions Saunders impose on his writing make…… Read more “The Simplica Girl Diaries in review”
Tag: ramblings
Progress report for October 2018
Oh would you look at that https://crowsnestbooks.com/authors/ If you haven’t already, go and check out my publisher’s website! A whole bunch of new writers have been added…… Read more “Progress report for October 2018”
Letters to a Young Poet in review
The ten letters of Rainer Maria Rilke in correspondence with Franz Xavier Kappus that makeup Letters to a Young Poet offer little in the way of…… Read more “Letters to a Young Poet in review”
The Wrath of Khan
Originally posted on The Spectatorial:
Image from imdb.com “How do you feel, Jim?” ? Did you ever read a book or watch a movie as a kid…
Disco
I see you standing under disco light The universe readjusts around you My world moves to create a new center Particles of dust freeze around your…… Read more “Disco”
A Short letter to myself and others, on the subject of Literary Reference
There is something which writers are guilty, When educated in literature. It is a vanity they cannot help, Poets, Hacks, Wretches, all suffer alike. * They are…… Read more “A Short letter to myself and others, on the subject of Literary Reference”
The Ink-Stained-Wretch
It’s hard to say where the expression Ink-Stained-Wretch originates. Though I have found almost no reliable sources, at least one researcher told me in passing that the…… Read more “The Ink-Stained-Wretch”
Explaining my Little Friend
Hello, my big friends and strangers. If you know me, then you probably know that I come with a constant stream of thought and sound. For this,…… Read more “Explaining my Little Friend”
Nanowrimo, or how I learned to stop word-counting and love the bomb
Hello writers and readers. As this is written, it is the end of November. While most people know November as that month where basically nothing happens, other…… Read more “Nanowrimo, or how I learned to stop word-counting and love the bomb”
