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Synonyms For Churlish and other stories
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One woman's quest to complete significant works of fiction, despite endless procrastination.
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Things I have been reading today and what it all means.
Wikipedia entries on Simone de Beauvoir, French existentialism, Isaac Asimov, Robery Downey Jr.Brad Listi's MySpace blog, today concerning (bragging about?) his prolific work-rate and ability to concentrate and subsequently decompress in healthy, wel...
Adventures in art.
For the Tate Modern's Gallery Assistants, Cornelia Parker's installation was a real money earner. Positioned, as they were, to prevent the room becoming overcrowded, subtle crowd control was administered until, nearing closing time, the client arriv...
La breve vida maravillosa de Oscar Wao.
I think I need to start exercising before writing. My brain seems to be as sluggish as my body is right now, and considering the weather isn't its normal gloomy self, I really should take advantage. Just a quick walk in the fresh air would probably...
Publishing with pillocks, and the problems of throwing acorns upwards.
Well, Attention Deficit Disorder was a quick read, but that was partly to do with a five hour coach journey to London on Thursday night. Taking nothing away though, it was quite an emotional journey for me. (The book that is, not the M6.) It wasn'...
Some minor hero worship.
Here are some things that Will Self said last night:"Reviewers quite often say that they think I should stick to short stories but I'm hardly going to read something like that and say 'okay then', am I?""If it's not drugs, it'll just be wanking or so...
