Correcting my limitless lack of knowledge, one post at a time.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Stephen Fry on language
Although I may not completely agree with Stephen Fry's opinion here, it's worth hearing. But then, hearing Stephen Fry speak is always pretty delightful.
I'm of two minds about reading the words as he speaks them, too. But in the end I'd say it's worth it.
What is Needful?
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Today the Celtic arm of the church remembers the Eve of St. Expedite:
Carrier of Messages. St. Expedite, despite the humorous name, is an actual
saint that...
Sepulchre Street and the eDunnit award shortlist
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I'm truly delighted by the announcement today of the shortlist for the
eDunnit award at CrimeFest this year, which as you can see from the above
graphic ...
Patricia Highsmith's Chillers
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You could say that the current Netflix series *Ripley* goes retro since it
uses black and white. Of course that use reflects the era *Ripley* is set
in, ...
And Then It Happened: A Story Prompt
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You know how it goes. You’re going through an ordinary day—maybe it’s a
Sunday, and you’re just taking it easy—and then just like that something
happens ...
Drowning in my Bedroom
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Poverty and disability, environmental disasters and their cause; it’s all
here in Steve Cole’s new book for Barrington Stoke. Set in the Philippines,
we me...
Spring Cleaning
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I can feel that spring cleaning urge bubbling up inside me, and when it
reaches full boil, I will clean, or, if the weather cooperates, get back
out in t...
Connotative Words – 99 Examples & Definitions
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As a writer, understanding the subtle art of word choice transforms your
work from ordinary to extraordinary. This ability helps separate the
amateur write...
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*delighted to say that THE DETECTIVE UP LATE has been shortlisted for the
2024 Barry Award for Best Novel*
*huge thanks to the judges and the readers who...
Review: EVERYBODY KNOWS
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*EVERYBODY KNOWS by Jordan Harper (Faber, 2023)*
*Reviewed by Craig Sisterson*
*In Hollywood, nobody talks. But everybody whispers... **Welcome to Mae
Pr...
Six of My Favorite Experiences of 2023
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Natural Bridge, Virginia
*Great, bright portal,*
*shelf of rock,*
*rocks fitted in long ledges*[...]
*The world heaved—we are next to the sky*
- H.D.
...
Strange and Blessed Fire 5: Mothernaked
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*While Pico and Patrizzi might differ on Aristotle, their philosophies
incurred the common fate of condemnation by the Church. Yet neither was
intention...
Alive and Branching Out
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I'm still alive, thankfully, and slowly returning to full volume.
Since I started this blog, the personal artsy blog as a concept seems to be
fading away. ...
The Last Hurrah
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‘Relax will you. It’s just an abandoned warehouse.’
‘Well, it’s giving me the creeps.’
‘We’ll just glance it over and skedaddle. Tomorrow you’ll be a fre...
Cecilia “Cissy” Suyat Marshall
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Justice Thurgood Marshall’s widow, Cecilia Marshall, died this Tuesday.
After her husband’s death in 1991, she continued to occasionally appear at
the Co...
Declaration of Divorce
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In despair, July 4, 2022
The reluctant declaration of the twenty five or so blue states of America:
This isn't working out. And sometimes, you know, in t...
Eight Basics of Successful Nonprofit Leadership
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Leading a nonprofit is, in many ways, like leading any kind of business.
Some of these I learned growing up watching my father run his small
business. For ...
#104 / The Shared American Story
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Ken Burns (pictured above) is an American filmmaker who is known for using
archival footage and photographs in documentary films about American
history....
On Writing and Jazz
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Set during the Jazz Age, THE LAMMISTERS is a novel that plunders the
literary canon in the manner of a starved child let loose in a sweetshop.
Of all its ...
Irish Times review of DISORDER
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This review, written by Declan Burke, appeared in The Irish Times on
Saturday 21st April 2018.
Potential for violence
Set in Belfast, Gerard Brennan’s ...
A Love Letter to Writers
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1) She asks if her ideas, her story is silly. I can't answer that for her.
Only she can. I see her as a miracle, a jewel, a divine creation. How can
anythi...
On Finishing FINNEGANS WAKE
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I’ve only ever belonged to one reading group, and for eight and a half
years we’ve been reading the same book, *Finnegans Wake*. Yes, you read
that right...
APHASIA
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*Aphasia is the result of damage to the parts of the brain involved in
speaking, reading, writing and understanding others.*
Any damage to the language area...
The Mad Girls – free promotion!
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For three days, you have the opportunity to get acquainted with an
interesting new writer, published by Candied Crime, our family publishing
company. Rannv...
From the US to Korea, by way of Denmark
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*"I love music in every genre. Seriously, I love Ace Of Base just as much
as Bob Dylan. To me it's all the same. The only thing I don't like is music
witho...
Wanda's Christmas Story
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Last year, sometime around Thanksgiving, I was walking along and
remembering the sad history of a story I wrote. It was a little long for
the usual literar...
A Barrel of Salt: Salzburg, Austria
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Last summer I started this post talking about a saying my father handed
down to me. “You can’t know a man until you’ve eaten a barrel of salt with
him.” T...
Flanless in the kitchen, six p.m.
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My walking buddy complains her flannel pajamas are no longer warm, cheery,
or comforting on these very long nights of early winter.. The thrill is
gone, a...
Grazie & Arrivederci!
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So that's the end of the Europa Challenge! Thanks to everyone for a great
five years of reading and reviewing! I'll leave the blog up so folks can
find you...
Dahlia Lithwick on the mentally ill in jail
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I'm reviving this somewhat moribund blog to post a link to an article by
Slate's Dahlia Lithwick on a mentally ill man who died after four months in
jail a...
Sayulita
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It's not October anymore.
Something a bit more timely for the top o' the blog, okay?
My most amazing friend, Raquel, swept me out of my daily routine ...
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Dear All,
This is Cynthia, I am David's sister in law and Naomi's sister. I am so
sorry to tell you that David passed away Friday evening. He was at home,
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It Lives!
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It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog. Some things have
changed over the last year, I changed jobs last October, after thirteen
years ...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ OVER DELIGHT
* AT THE BIJOU * ?
Yes, that's right.
From our newly refurbished red velvet reader seats . . .
to showcasing AUTH...
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Intermidable. Also very long.
This flight will be unpleasant till the end.
I have no pateince left that I can spend,
I am as crabby as a crabgrass lawn.
Thi...
William Kentridge at Volte gallery
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The South African artist William Kentridge is showing at Volte gallery in
Colaba. Anybody in Bombay between now and March 20 should definitely put
the ex...
Worlds Collide Under Purple Skies
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It's amazing to me how often my Japanese world collides with my American
world. Two years ago, I happened to be on vacation in *New Orleans*. I
was sitti...
Assistant Editor On Board!
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TFFO writer Tom Pitts is the new TFFO editorial assistant at Out of the
Gutter Online! Click here to welcome him to the operation!
Gay Male Poetry Post Identity Politics, Part Five
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I am now posting the last of the presentations from my AWP panel on gay
male poetry post politics. Like Aaron Smith, Brian Teare questions the idea
and the...
Seana
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed this little series he did.
I want to watch more. I know you've mentioned some series he did before, I'm not sure if it was this one. I think I maybe watched one???
ReplyDeleteI have heard his podcast a couple of times but forgot about it. This was fun to listen to, and dizzying to watch!
ReplyDeleteWell, I should have guessed you'd be on to Fry already, Julie. As to the video, I'd say that I enjoyed the result more than the process.
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