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I grieve that I was yet to be born in 1972, when “Edwin Mullhouse: The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 by Jeffrey Cartwright” was published. It was, as my father told me when he gave me his paperback copy, an under-appreciated masterpiece of American literature. I have since formed the opinion that its […]
Muh bluh bluh bluh muh. SORRY My main character is gone a wee bit batty (per schedule) but I’m trying to get exactly the tone I want for each chapter. I will be back soon, I promise to you. In the meanwhiletime, here is a (NSFW) video I don’t understand. It’s AMAZING
I believe writers are being confused. Not on purpose, of course — I don’t think anyone in the industry is trying to give bad advice to amateur authors. But I do see professionals giving advice that suggests overwrought prose is a result of editing too much. There is such a thing as overwrought and overwritten […]
My dad was the Best Dad Ever. He collected electric guitars and played like a pro. He wore red All-Stars and cowboy boots and bomber jackets. He lived in the Lower East Side. His apartment had bare brick, Balinese masks and a cow skull. He used to run my sharp little-girl nails over the thick […]
Drawing for prizes will take place on May 1st. Please note that there are so few entries, the next SIX people who get the answer right are guaranteed a prize. … I’m not kidding when I said I’d give you a prize if you told me the name of the film that produced this still: […]
The end of my first draft is approaching the same way an ocean steamer moves through water. I’m in a little wooden dinghy — white, with a blue stripe and red underneath, the dinghy my grandpa made with his own two hands, in case you’re wondering — watching this monster cut smoothly towards me, and […]
N.B.: I’m attempting to train my body clock. It’s really awful…my autopilot seems to be just as stubborn as my conscious brain. I warn you; for the next few days I’ll be blogging to keep myself from falling asleep — so that gives you some idea about the quality you can expect. … I wrote […]
not very alice 
April 19, 2011
by Alice M.
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