New Story Approach from Colson Whitehead

Via Galleycat:

“Novelist Colson Whitehead’s newest story isn’t printed in any magazine or literary journal — it’s unfolding, as we speak, across three different websites.”

Read more here.

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Camus’s American Journals, Part 1

“… I walk down Broadway, lost in the crowd and the enormous, illuminated billboards. Yes, there is an American tragic. It’s what has been oppressing me since I arrived here, but I still don’t know what it’s made from.”

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Feel the Heat


It’s been blazingly hot in Southern California.

Yesterday I took Ethan to the beach. He dug a lot of sand and said this at one point:

“Waves, can we have some of your sand please? Thank you.”

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New Short Fiction Series: October 9

If you happen to live in Southern California:

On Friday, October 9, I’ll be the featured writer at the New Short Fiction Series. This is a long-running monthly series in Los Angeles. Actors read stories by a selected author.

Here are the details…

What: New Short Fiction Series presents Andy Roe’s What I’m About to Do Now and Other Stories

When: Friday, October 9 @ 8 p.m. (box office opens at 7:30)

Where:
Beverly Hills Public Library, 44 Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills

Map/directions: Here

Cost:
10 bucks (I promise to buy you a drink at some point in your lifetime if you come)

More info can also be found on the New Short Fiction Series website.

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“Ikea, Stop the Verdana Madness!”

This article got sent around at work today.

There’s an uproar because Ikea starting using the Verdana font in its catalogs and ads. People can get really passionate about fonts and such.

Will the Ban Comic Sans folks join the fight?

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