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In my life I have had two wildly…”appropriate” moviegoing experiences. The first was when, in college, I trekked to the Uptown Theater in Minneapolis to see the Coen brothers’ classic Minnesota film Fargo. If you’ve seen the film, you know that only about 1% of it takes place in Fargo, North Dakota—and about 96% of…
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Thought some of you wordsmiths (or office drones) out there might appreciate this as much as I did: BLAMESTORMING: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible. SEAGULL MANAGER: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps allover everything, and then…
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I’m finding it difficult to write lately, although from time to time I do feel “struck” by an idea or other reason to write. Last night I turned my back on a poem. I was riding the bus home and lines started rolling. I thought, I’ll just toss these into the computer when I get…
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I was just reading Jasper Bernes’s thoughtful post about The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel today, and while I’ve only read through the first section of the anthology, I wanted to respond anyway. My first response is wonderful whether the book is really “about sex” the way Jasper seems to interpret it. I think…
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If you’re interested in Buffy, you might enjoy this, a weekly 30-minute “topical” podcast that explores, in depth, various issues relating to the show. I listened to six episodes over the weekend and I’m hooked.
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Received word today that I was a finalist for the Ohio State Press/The Journal First Book Award, one of “roughly 30,” and I received a kind letter from Andrew Hudgins to that effect.
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