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May 18, 2011 7
THE RUMPUS: the definition of success
We all stumble, don’t we?
Sometimes, there are things we can’t say, can’t do, can’t… feel?
But what if we could? What if we did? What if?
Perhaps, we would try to waste time better. We would write a book, a real book, about all of our little traits that make people cringe. Reality.
And what if what we wrote was interesting—worth closer study—to other people? What if what we wrote was other people? Read the rest of this entry »
Apr 7, 2011 0
VIDA: woMEN in literary arts
This is what happens when you place a dozen women in a room together: they start talking about men. Talking can eventually lead to opposition. Too much analysis can lead to feelings of confusion that require pain-numbing substances, coffee and alcohol enter here. Reverse the order and up the dosage and things start getting better. I am confused by women like me, who can plan an evening for ourselves—a ladies night when the word man is not to be used—but at some point, we will talk about men. And after attending the reading to benefit VIDA on March 29th at the Makeout Room I feel I am not the only one. There is comfort to be found in this, but I have to wonder: will we ever be able to give them up? Read the rest of this entry »
