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 Writing fiction is a thankless endeavor - I think - really any writing at all,,, putting words out there in the world for others to read an...

  11 October 2022 I've heard it said that it's important to write down your goals, or better yet, tell people about them, and theref...

Rumi is one of the world's most beloved poets, and his influence can be seen in many different aspects of culture. His poetry has been t...

 I am fairly confident in saying that I am the only human in the universe to be reading (now or ever) " The House on Maple Street ...

A dozen years ago today , I started a post where i was going to (i think) review the holiday show we'd been to see a few days prior. ...

or at least they looked like writers, certainly not *  *  * October 2018 I have absolutely no idea what this post was going to be abou...

In his latest collection of short stories, Stephen King puts forth an argument for his own brand of "non-literary" fiction.   Ful...

During an AA meeting in 8th Grade, Dan Wallace (ahem, i mean "Mr.") told us that the best thing to do with your goals is to write...

I have been made the editor of German film reviews for the Culture Club. Not so much the Boy George variety, rather for George Washington ...

I went to a reading of Zadie Smith's this afternoon. She read from her newest novel On Beauty. The novel, which i haven't read, sou...

Do you ever have the sensation that you may not be prepared for a thing, even if you know what it is & where it is & how to deal wi...

Since in at least a few places, this blog is referred to as "Joel's Zombie Blog" i feel like i should occasionally reflect ...

I have a problem (see left, & read on)... my thesis advisor seems to think i'm a genius. Either that, or she is constantly blowin...