The titles of Karen Russell’s books make my brain do a kind of Weird-Al-esque karaoke. I like to believe this has more to do with Russell’s imaginative stories infiltrating my brain than anything else. When…
Date Archives March 2013
Your Assignment Should You Choose to Accept It: Your Favorite Song About Having a Crush
First before I get to your assignment I need to share with you my new favorite song. It’s called “Little Numbers” by BOY and I listened to it about 20 times yesterday. The Current dropped…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: Top 25 most-listened to songs of 2012 Edition
I had to go grocery shopping this morning which must have infected my sleep somehow because I woke up every twenty minutes from 5 a.m. until I got up at 8 a.m. This wouldn’t have…
This book is very nearly killing me (in a good way)
Every night this week I’ve had to fight the urge to cry myself to sleep, and let me tell you it has not been easy. Well, it’s been made a little easier by the fact…
Like the cheese, standing alone
“It was 135 pages that felt like 500.” This was one of the most astute, smart things ever said at my Rock & Roll Bookclub. My friend, Atom, was talking about a novella we had…
Greatest Hits According to Me: The Decemberists
So this long piece of fiction I’ve been working on (I refuse to call it a book or a novel because that just makes me feel like an asshole) involves a woman who is making…