Bullies and Bystanders
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 Posted in Bystander, Greatest Hits, Readings | 3 Comments »Photo: Igor Dutina There was a good article in yesterday's Science Times section of The New York Times. Written by Perri Klass, M.D., it looks at bullying from a pediatrician's point of view, and provides news about how the American Academy ...
Worst Book Cover Ever: Passover Edition
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Posted in Readings | 1 Comment »A few faithful readers might recall this October post, which nominated a title for worst book cover ever. Well, my friend Alan recently emailed with another strong contender -- and just in time for Passover. Um, gee, no thanks. I’m not really ...
My Ten All-Time Favorite Baseball Books
Monday, March 30th, 2009 Posted in Greatest Hits, Interviews & Appreciations, Readings, Six Innings | 9 Comments »I always like to read a baseball book around this time of year. So I just ordered Ron Darling's new one, The Complete Game: Reflections on Baseball, Pitching, and Life on the Mound. Here in upstate New York, we're in ...
Obama’s Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »I liked this short piece, written by Andy Borowitz and published by The Huffington Post online, "Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy." It reads in part: In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a ...
That First Sentence: Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Greatest Hits, Readings, the writing process | 7 Comments »A while back, I had the genius idea of posting about Great Opening Sentences. It struck me as a neat platform from which discuss writing in general. You can find that entry here and, as a brief follow-up, here. A couple ...
A Line from Katherine Paterson
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 Posted in Around the Web, Readings | No Comments »Found this quote by Katherine Paterson, mentioned on the blog Revision Notes, by Darcy Pattison: I was writing — learning and growing along with the children — until eventually I was writing fiction worthy of publication. It might have happened sooner ...
Sigh
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »I shared my love for Garfield Minus Garfield a while back. Here's today's post-meta-existential shot over the bow from Jon Arbuckle. I guess I'm someone who doesn't love getting older . . .
Character Is . . .
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Bystander, Greatest Hits, Readings, the writing process | No Comments »Often we read about painters or novelists who listened to a certain kind of music while they worked on a given project. It helps get them in the right frame of mind. For example, I understand that Matthew Cordell listened ...
Worst Book Cover Ever?
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Readings | 2 Comments »Looking for links to supplement tomorrow's blog entry, I did a quick search of "bad book covers" and happened across Cooking With Pooh. Um, gee, no thanks. I'm not really hungry.
Readings: Autism
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in Along Came Spider, Readings | No Comments »Recommended reading: A fascinating article in The Sunday New York Times Magazine, October 17, 2008, titled "Reaching an Autistic Teenager," written by Melissa Fay Greene. The article focuses on a small private school that serves -- educates -- teenage boys with ...