Monthly Archives: August 2011

pinned


i’m in newport again. the stepbrother isn’t feeling well. he’s been working on his tan, sunning at the beach every afternoon. he tells me this when i walk in the door. his blue eyes shine bright in the golden brown … Continue reading

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ps.


i’ve a little post on cleopatra over HERE. “Our view of Cleopatra is often sadly limited  – we applaud the sex life of the Egyptian queen (who was actually Greek) but ignore her tenacity and political skill…”

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people you may know


a funny thing has happened to my facebook “people you may know.” it began with jennifer egan. because i know two people who apparently know jennifer egan, facebook thought i might know her too. i do not know her, outside … Continue reading

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and then there was paris


there are things you know you need to do. by which i don’t mean the honorable, upstanding things, but the thoroughly stupid, senseless, impractical ones. the things people will warn you away from doing precisely because they seem to make … Continue reading

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elsewhere on the internets


i’m over on CheekyChicago today writing about a deliciously naughty book…

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explosions!


read THIS and then let’s talk. i will now answer a series of questions you have not asked: (1) did lyndon johnson kill JFK and have a love affair with a movie star as the sentence structure of this headline would … Continue reading

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yusha, part 3


(part 1 and part 2) as the stepbrother emerges from the elevator, the sunlight streams through the glass door and beams golden off his white hair. we do not hug or shake hands. instead, we embark upon a somewhat frantic … Continue reading

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