June 8, 2018
The Quest for the Enchanted Writing Tip
Many writers spend their whole careers chasing that enchanted writing tip that will make them extraordinary, and there’s certainly no shortage of craft advice. Some authors (I’m looking at you, […]
February 22, 2018
Flâneur/Flâneuse: The Werewolf Roaming the Social Wilderness
According to its dictionary definition, a flâneur is little more than a loiterer, but to thinkers such as Walter Benjamin and Charles Baudelaire this figure plays the role of a […]
August 3, 2010
The Sewanee Writers’ Conference: Dig Yourself
The 2010 Sewanee Writers’ Conference ended just over a week ago; I’m back in Ann Arbor, having Honda’d my way through Kentucky and Ohio. Still, I have all of these […]
August 31, 2009
A Quick Wince
Googling “dead at 46,” I’m reminded of something unspeakable: David Foster Wallace hanged himself nearly a year ago. And I imagine how quickly Wallace would’ve jumped on that “unspeakable” — […]