He of North of Sunset fame, author and blogger extraordinaire, is being picked up by a major, major agent. Let’s hope he does not forget us poor sods as he bathes in champagne, and let’s also hope that the major, major agent treats him well. Henry’s great, and he deserves this. It would be wonderfulContinue reading “Congratulations to Mr. Henry Baum”
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Things I’m Not
I am not a graduate student. This causes my parents to turn beet-red with shame (or so they tell me from across the ocean), even though supporting me during grad school was not an option they were willing to entertain. I am not a bestselling author. I hear you can’t become one overnight, and thatContinue reading “Things I’m Not”
Forbes Fudges It Up
There have been enough angry and clever responses to the distasteful Forbes article on the evils of marrying career women, responses I can’t even begin to compete with. I think Shakespeare’s Sister may have put it best when she wrote: “Were this article more honest, it might be titled instead “Don’t Marry a Career WomanContinue reading “Forbes Fudges It Up”
Things my teachers didn’t tell me
LitLove has another interesting (per usual) post up, this time about literature’s insidious effects, particularly on a human being’s desire for a “solvable conundrum.” The post made me think about my own “dangerous” encounters with literature, and how I came to find out things I didn’t want to know (but perhaps needed to know nonetheless).Continue reading “Things my teachers didn’t tell me”
General Weirdness
Men, I believe, are human beings (I know, I know, you’re falling out of your chair having just encountered such a radical notion. Bear with me.). Which is why I am always saddened to see masculinity turned into a caricature of itself. Of course, I also can’t help but giggle at how these good Christ’unsContinue reading “General Weirdness”
Natalia A. 