Category Archives: The World
Sleep No More: Novel Writing
Sleep No More, as described by The New York Times, is “‘Macbeth’ in a hotel,” because it’s kind of a play kind of performance art kind of voyeurism kind of spectator sport but not really any of the above. Which … Continue reading
Filed under New York City, The World, Writing
Land’s End Great Gatsby Mansion: Last Moments
1. A Sands Point Gold Coast mansion known as Land’s End is being demolished this week. The house is also known as the inspiration for Daisy Buchanan’s mansion in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald lived for a time … Continue reading
Filed under Life, New York City, The Personal, The World, Travel, Writing
No words
As for the Japanese earthquake + tsunami…I haven’t written up a post, because I have no words. I am overwhelmed by the images and the stories coming out of Japan, from stories about the survival of one baby, to the … Continue reading
Filed under The World
Anti-Asian Racist Video
If you’re on my FB and/or follow me on twitter, you’ve seen my updates on the anti-Asian racist video by Alexandra Wallace. For a second, you just wish this were fake and unreal–but it is sadly for real. She really … Continue reading
Literary Auction to Benefit Team Jender
We are holding an auction on eBay to benefit the leader of Team Jender, otherwise known as Jennifer Derilo, who is currently kicking Hodgkin’s Lymphoma’s arse (does Hodgkin’s even have a butt? Well, we’re kicking its fictitious butt, then). The … Continue reading
Filed under Helpful, Life, Literary Auction, The Personal, The World
Rejection: Man, Woman
I got a rejection letter in the mail today. The rejection letter was from/for a fellowship that was by all definitions a longshot for me (add in the current economy, and make that longshot a pipe dream, given the influx … Continue reading
Filed under Literary Rejections, The World, Writing
Haiti
(For those of you who don’t know, who for some reason have internet but don’t check news or Facebook or twitter and hang out with people who don’t check news or FB or twitter, Haiti, the poorest nation in the … Continue reading
