February 2011
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October 2010
1 post
On Wordstock, Day 1
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On No Ghosts That Anyone Was Particularly Afraid Of
Wordstock! The somewhat confusing literary festival! The one with that chair on fire! My impressions of day one were hampered by an inability to take notes (a problem I will come to resolve on day two) and a blinding hangover (a problem I will emphatically not resolve on day two). However, here are some general thoughts to warm us to the...
July 2010
5 posts
On Crows and Their Names
Out and about in Old Portland Town, I happened upon an odd tableau.
The sun was being sunny, and I was skirting Hawthorne along some residential side streets. Main drags are well and good, but I’ve found the real action is off to the side a few blocks. Anyway, I came upon one of those mid-century separate entrance apartment complexes that dot Inner Southeast. Upon one particular stoop was...
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On Readings
David Mitchell read at Powell’s the other night, and it was fantastic. (Thanks to Grant for saving me a seat. It was packed when I got there) I didn’t take notes, because when I do take notes they are almost exclusively drawings of dragons wearing different kinds of hats, instead of whatever it is I am actually taking notes about. The “quotes” in this article are therefore just muddled...
