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Edwidge Danticat on Detention

Even if you haven’t read her book about the plight of her uncle, Edwidge Danticat’s interview on “60 Minutes” should be watched. “Brother, I’m Dying” is the next thing I’m going to read.

Posted 17 June 2008 § Authors § Books § Links ‡ Comments (2)

Too Cool

I wish I could write like this. Damn.

Posted 21 May 2008 § Links § Writing ‡ Comments (1)

Full of Artless Jealousy

Signal vs. Noise, one of the blogs I read on technology, productivity, and creativity, posted an article recently about being motivated in a constructive and positive way by jealousy. “Productive jealousy,” is an interesting theory, but I wonder if it’s really that common in practice.
Like the article’s author, I have always been plagued with a [...]

Posted 20 May 2008 § Authors § Blogging § Just a thought § Reading § Writing ‡ Comments (6)