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Parenthood and Writing

Last month (or was it two or three months ago?) The Elegant Variation ran an interview with Victoria Patterson, author of the recently released novel Drift. (One of her professors jokingly called her “The Edith Wharton of the O.C.”) Anyway, … Continue reading

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The Heart of Saturday Night

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DFW Grammar Challenge

This could really make your head spin (courtesy of HTML Giant).

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What I Really Want for Christmas

Cormac McCarthy is auctioning off his typewriter. Proceeds will benefit the Santa Fe Institute. A quote from the authentication letter that he wrote: “It has never been serviced or cleaned other than blowing out the dust with a service station … Continue reading

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The Dan Chaon Post

Dan Chaon seems like a wise man. I first became aware of his writing when I reviewed his superb collection Among the Missing for the San Francisco Chronicle. And he’s been on my mind lately because I really want to … Continue reading

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