Joan Didion
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Tell me a story.
That, my friends, is why we tell stories… Continue reading
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The City Weird
As noted previously, I’m traveling. This is a repost from January, 2010. Thanks for reading. Can there possibly be a greater American juxtaposition: Portland, Maine to Las Vegas, Nevada? But then Las Vegas (I feel weird calling it Vegas, we’re not that close) makes for a stark comparison to most any other place. I had Continue reading
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Bookends
Miscellany end-of-week links on books and reading. Continue reading
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Naive moose and other worries.
“…the thin whine of hysteria.” Continue reading
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First sentences…
…his own death, shaped vaguely like an airplane. Continue reading
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“She spent her whole life trying to understand…”
But what got me was the concept of devotion to an idea as a life-long pursuit. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 