June 2012
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you are a little bit happier than i am by Tao Lin
Why is everything Tao Lin does perfect ugh.
May 2012
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April 2012
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“[We really are at the beginning of it all. The trick, of course, is to make sure...”
– Bill Bryson, from A Short History of Nearly Everything (thanks, toothpickcharlie)
For Earth Day
"Home" by Marilynne Robinson
“Home to stay, Glory! Yes!” her father said, and her heart sank. He attempted a twinkle of joy at this thought, but his eyes were damp with commiseration. “To stay for a while this time!” he amended, and took her bag from her, first shifting his cane to his weaker hand. Dear God, she thought, dear God in heaven. So began and ended all her prayers these days, which were...
How to Write the Great American Novel
So maybe you’re saying, I don’t want to create a global phenomenon. I just want to write my little book about me and my little friends texting each other and such. And I’ll answer, Jane Austen already wrote that book, but okay.
“How to Write the Great American Novel” via The Awl
“…the fundamental fact about all of us is that we’re alive for a while but...”
– Jonathan Franzen
March 2012
4 posts
“Who was this narrator? Why was this narrator telling me this story? Let me tell...”
– Joan Didion
February 2012
11 posts
“Best to let the broken glass be broken glass, let it splinter into smaller...”
– Colson Whitehead, Zone One. I know this quote is about zombies, but it applies to love as well. (via doubledaybooks)
January 2012
11 posts
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