Monthly Archives: November 2010

oh mother dear, we’re not the fortunate ones

Posted on 30 November 2010 by

(19 may 2010) Like millions of former English majors working in borderline abusive secretarial jobs, I have written a book. It has not been published, which is pretty much the same as having not written anything at all. There’s this … Continue reading →

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“Look Up, And Swear You’ll Never Forget”

Posted on 23 November 2010 by

(7 December 2006) JFK died on a hot Friday afternoon. The Friday before Thanksgiving. He met with supporters in the rain that morning and shook hands. He teased that it took his wife longer to get ready than most people, … Continue reading →

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pride & prejudice

Posted on 18 November 2010 by

(29 october 2010) my motivations toward princess diana were never pure. i was never interested in her for her own sake. it was more a nostalgia for the present, an awareness that a historical moment might be unfolding about which … Continue reading →

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the sisters

Posted on 16 November 2010 by

(12 november 2010) in the arena of nonfiction publishing, things tend to move at a pace otherwise unacceptable in the natural world. since first reading volpone in dr. william mcclung’s spring 2001 survey of english literature 1375-1785, i have been … Continue reading →

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deaf day

Posted on 11 November 2010 by

(16 august 2010) bad ears run in my family. on both sides. so it’s not surprising that i was very close to my otolaryngologist as a kid. thanks to the blood leaking from my eardrum, my right ear had to … Continue reading →

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photographers snip, snap

Posted on 9 November 2010 by

(10 november 2006) today, i gave my first autograph. but let me begin at the beginning. i hate umbrellas. almost as much as i hate birds. but, no. i should go back further. i should go back to my irrational … Continue reading →

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things it seems important to say upon hearing the news that jessica simpson has been dumped again

Posted on 4 November 2010 by

(15 july 2009) jessica simpson and i go way back. back to the first weekend of may 1999- when, just a few weeks shy of graduation, me and a motley sextet of sexually confused high schoolers stood near a clump … Continue reading →

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just like us

Posted on 2 November 2010 by

(21 may 2009) i can no longer afford tabloids. yes, at long last, the economic downturn has hit home. mind you, this does not imply that my financial fortunes, meager though they may be, have changed. just that magazine wholesalers … Continue reading →

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