August 2011
25 posts
WatchThe most moving German music video you’ll watch today. Promise.
(Amazing.)
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“I suppose it made sense, when blogging was new, that there was some confusion...”
– Another Thing to Sort of Pin on David Foster Wallace - NYTimes.com
This essay sort of really kind of spoke to me, I guess. (via maitresse, in a way)
Anonymous asked: How do you deal with writer's block?
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Anonymous asked: Do sub-editors only proofread stuff? What exactly do sub-editors do? Are sub-editors mainly freelance?
digiwarp asked: Any tips on writing a short website bio? my new website is going live and I have no idea on what to write. I don't particularly like talking about myself and don't think I'm all that interesting which is making this so difficult.
I'm sure I'll figure something out but thought the question may help others in the same boat.
I'm sure I'll figure something out but thought the question may help others in the same boat.
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“Hi.
I was seeing a girl a little while back and we split after 7 months. Time...”
– There’s no doubt that a partner not ever addressing you by name can indeed be distancing and hurtful when you’re in a relationship. But I’m curious about your motivation for asking this question when you say that the relationship has been over for a while. Why is it still annoying...
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“The bonfire had been prepared by years of neglect, fueled by the anger of young...”
– World Blog - The sad truth behind London riot
A strange thing: on days like today, when bad things happen in the city where I am one of multitudes, I want to say protective things like, ‘this is terrible and so sad, but London is a wonderful place!’ And it is. But I also can’t...
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Anonymous asked: I have a secret crush on my boss/editor. What should I do? Do you think work relationships are ever a good idea?
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“Penis seems like a word not to utter in a job interview, no matter what the...”
– “No Matter What the Circumstance” is a new short story by me, and it was published by Shortfire Press on Friday.
You can download it here and even read it on your favourite e-reading device. So modern!
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“Being crippled by envy is a real threat to a happy life of writing – it’s...”
– Tony Parsons, that airport job was mine | Jean Hannah Edelstein | Comment is Free
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“Deserve take-out. Nobody understands your depth of soul or your unique...”
– In Which We Finger Plush Towels - Home - This Recording
On all summer in a day
I watched the film of Ray Bradbury’s short story ‘All Summer In a Day’ when I was very young. It must have been playing on PBS one morning - the only occasion when my brother and I were allowed unsupervised television. It’s about children in a boarding school on Venus. Humans have taken refuge there after wrecking Planet Earth.
On Venus, it rains all the time, except for...
