Archive for March, 2008

            
I’m sifting through old photos, thinking I should order some large prints, put together another book. Or, I could grade papers, dye my hair, vacuum…OH, or write. That would be good.


There’s a nice article up about what a great community we have at Georgia State University: The Writer’s Studio.


Ghost World

07Mar08

I finally read Daniel Clowes‘ graphic novel Ghost World. Holy crap. I could have read it in one sitting. I think I read it in three. Ghost Worldis an honest portrayal of adolescence.
Clowes doesn’t miss any of the detritus. All the tiny, strange, lonely, teenage, summer-before-college plot strings are there in the book, flapping around. [...]


Having the life of a professional, full-time writer is my dream  long-term goal  destined vocation. I’m one of many with said inclination, I know. But, what is “full-time” and how much time is optimal for producing good work? I know there are some writers who claim to write for truly six to eight hours a [...]


I will be corrected for years to come.
 I took Keegan to The Schoolbox this week. It’s a neat school supply store with all sorts of things. We weren’t looking for anything in particular, but ended up picking out three maps: the United States, the World, the constellations. They laminate in-store, while you wait, so that [...]