The “We Were Too Sluggish From Tuesday Night’s Festivities” Roundup
Robert “Two Sheds” Birnbaum is at it again. This time, he talks with Camille Paglia. The real question here is whether Camille was ever confused for a pirate incarnation of Princess Leia. The Tireless...
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Jay Matthews shares his efforts to learn Chinese, prompted in part by this Asia Society report which describes how Americans can learn the Chinese language effort more effectively. If you haven’t been...
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The fantastic Carrie Frye points to the Word Nerds, a podcast devoted to “the effect of Internet communication” and various language-related issues. I’ll definitely be checking it out, as soon as I...
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We’re very sorry to learn that George Fasel of A Girl and a Gun has passed away. Our condolences to his friends and family. Dan Wickett talks with more literary journal editors. At this rate, Mr....
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Roy Kesey interviews George Sanders over at Maud’s. Professor Barnhardt asks the literati what their favorite words are. The Christian Science Monitor covers litblogs, but can’t bring itself to...
View ArticleWickett Rejuvenated
The erstwhile Mr. Wickett has returned from vacation and, once again, he’s demonstrated to the world that he has the stamina of ten men. (Might he be a literary Hercules? Well, who is to say? All we...
View ArticleEmerging Writers, Subscribing to Journals
The inestimable Dan Wickett has set up an incredible situation. Pointing out that young writers often get their start with literary journals, Dan has set up a discount deal if you subscribe to multiple...
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