If I were independently wealthy I would buy hundreds of copies of Stacey Richter’s short story collection Twin Study so that I could pass them out to people who claim to not like short stories…
Date Archives May 2009
A conversation outside of Cub Foods in Shakopee
Nolan and I ran to Cub yesterday because I needed bagels. Everyone at Supergenius HQ was aghast when we went to make breakfast (apples, peanut butter, bagels) only to discover the bagel cupboard was bare!…
Where I quote Chuck Klosterman, diss on Nick Hornby, and admit I was wrong
If it weren’t for Christa’s rave review, I’d have never picked up The Song is You. See, I read Arthur Phillips’ Prague back in 2002 and was underwhelmed. After that I promptly forgot Arthur Phillip’s…
I watched a Spelling Bee and then I cried
I had no idea watching the National Spelling Bee would be so entertaining. Not only are the nerdy kids super smart and kind of quirky, but the dude handing out the spelling words was kind…
Some notes from a long weekend, a list that isn’t so much about the weekend
I’ve been unemployed for 10 days. Today is the first one spent entirely in pajamas. I will probably have nightmares about Sleestaks tonight, because I’m in the midst of a “Land of the Lost” marathon…
Last night I met an author and didn’t do anything stupid, which is a first
It isn’t often when my love of Rock & Roll collides so beautifully with my love literature. Last night it did at Arthur Phillips’ reading for the delightful, delectable, delovely The Song is You Phillips,…