Month: October 2008
Tales of a sign thief
I’ve been stealing signs since I was a kid. It’s a compulsion, I guess, and I’ve gotten it somewhat under control. Yes, I have a storage shed half full of all sorts of weird signs from several different countries – …
Blog Away
As we all move deeper into blog culture, there’s something that’s really starting to become a serious pet peeve: That desperate attempt to start a conversation in the comments area.
Sunday Archive XV: More notes and drafts
A classic example of how the articles come together. Email the first paragraph to myself, then pick up whenever I get to where I’m going. This, from April of 06, eventually became Small Nights.
A Page a Day
For years now, the writerly advice that I’ve always received is “just write a page a day.” I’ve been hearing that since high school. “Within a year, you’ll have a finished book!”
The Boble: Title Pages
Right, so, I’m finally getting around to posting The Boble. Remember when I promised that?
A Memory of Snails
I was struck by a sudden memory from my youth the other night, as I walked by two young girls and their cheap, fragile toys that had been scattered across a public sidewalk.
Wedding Diary
I want to go back to where nobody knew about Greatsociety so I can badmouth my bosses and co-workers without having to make bitchy little threads in member-only sections of the forums.
Sunday Archive XIV: Another James Outtake
Here’s another draft starring the recurring James character. Lots of these were more just random episodes that I typed out for use in proper articles. A short one, and I have no idea if it found a way into any …
City Paper…again
I really do hate them.