February 27, 2016
Something to Say: Coming to Writing Later in Life
My ukulele teacher told me to stop being so nervous. Has anyone ever told you to stop feeling nervous? It’s an impossible directive to follow, especially if you’re not actually […]
June 1, 2009
Location, Location, Location
Nabokov wrote The Real Life of Sebastian Knight under unusual circumstances. In a 1941 letter to Edmund Wilson (penned long before their famous feud), he tells his new friend, “I […]