Writing in cafés, writing in brothels
There was a fascinating interview with the author Lee Rourke published today. One response is worth quoting at length: Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: reading and writing
February 3, 2013
Sunday Reading
This week I have been reading, or intending to read, the following. These posts are as much for my reference as for your interest, so I hope you don’t mind too much these link-heavy, content-thin posts. Anyway, enjoy some real writing below…
- In Praise of Idleness
- Taking Time to Review
- Lunch with the FT: Robert B Silvers
- ‘Papa’ Hemingway vs. ‘Fireman’ Casey
- Wes Anderson’s Worlds
- Nude in your hot tub, facing the abyss (A literary manifesto after the end of Literature and Manifestos)
- I Am Trying to Break Your Eyes: A Lengthy Meditation on Baseball and the Science of Happiness
January 14, 2013
Welcome to the working week
Elvis Costello wrote and recorded his first album while also working as a computer operator for the Elizabeth Arden factory, only resigning when his record company agreed to match his salary. Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner continued his day job of laying floors even once they became successful. The story went that the group sat down on stage as they would generally all be worn out from their day jobs. Read the rest of this entry »
January 11, 2013
The Wait Until Next Year Conditional Manifesto for Blogging Success and Satisfaction
I do like a good manifesto. There is something pretty powerful about a clear declaration of intent. There is something almost grandiose about a manifesto that you don’t get from a simple resolution, or pledge or plan of action. They seem innately ambitious, and equally doomed to fail, as nobody ever really can achieve the ideal, whatever that ideal might be. Read the rest of this entry »
Wait until next year 