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Joyce Carol Oates
My oldest child (and I wish I had an icon of just her and me together) took me to hear Joyce Carol Oates last night ( Read more... ) -
Condi does Ronnie
Just saw Condoleezza Rice channel Ronald Regan. (Actually I think the Daily Show is a repeat tonight, so she actually did it a few days ago ( Read more... ) -
My October 19 column is up at Novel Spaces
My latest column is up at Novel Spaces:
October 19, 2010: Let Me Tell You About My Dad.
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My October 3 culumn is up at Novel Spaces
My latest column is up at Novel Spaces:
October 03, 2010: Writing Like Tony Danza
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Something I never thought I'd have to think about.
Leaving for Williamsburg tomorrow to visit our youngest at William & Mary.
Had to arrange for someone to look in on my homebound father and maybe take him to lunch on each of the three days we'll be gone.
For those of you who haven't met him:
Some pictures of him I posted on Father's Day.
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Writing update: Skein
Reading what I've written I realized there was a problem: Everything is much too generic. Yeah, I think my rules of magic and the story itself are interesting and original, but unless I shake Skein up mightily, I am in danger of creating yet another interchangeable Euro-centric costume piece ( Read more... ) -
How the Bush tax cuts devestated the American economy
At a time when the Republicans are blaming President Obama for the bank bailout and the housing crash and the rampant unemployment he caused while serving as the junior senator from Illinois while heroic President Bush was unable to stop him, it's refreshing to see a clear explanation of what Bush policies actually did to the economy. (I was going ( Read more... ) -
Begging the question?
What is the name of the logical fallacy that conflates fact with opinion to support a foregone conclusion? I want to say begging the question, but begging the question, I think, would be something like "There will always be more because that's what more means ( Read more... ) -
My September 19 column is up at Novel Spaces
My latest column is up at Novel Spaces:
The NaNoWriMo themed Write a novel in a month addresses the skills the month-long exercise teaches more than the competition itself.
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