As I was researching different writing opportunities¹, I came across the Bellwether Prize. I thought that some of our contributors/readers may be interested in applying. The application process has already started for 2009-2010. Maybe it’s time to start revising your old work? Will also start posting some writing job opportunities that I find under...
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Bellwether Prize – Literature for Social Change
Cover v. Original: Morning Dew
The original: “Morning Dew” by Bonnie Dobson The contenders: The Grateful Dead, Jeff Beck, Lulu, Devo (video below), Einstürzende Neubauten, & Lee Hazlewood (link to mp3 below). I’m not sure whether it’s the oppressive heat, the path of destruction being left throughout east Asia by typhoon Marakot, or my recent viewing of the trailer...
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How I Buy Books
Like any normal person, I dig through the TED archives when I can’t fall asleep at night. (Readers, you heard it here first: when you don’t have a television in your bedroom, video apps are the next best thing.) Which is how I stumbled upon this inspirational gem circa 5 or 6 in the...
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Writing Pains
Three days down the rabbit hole and I am the Alice in-fucking-wonderland of prescription painkillers. Limbs stretching and contracting to unfeasible measures, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the Vicodin reads "Eat me."
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Borrowing a Free Lunch
With Michael Jackson’s death, Perez Hilton’s reporting of Michael Jackson’s death, and reporting on Twitter’s reporting of Michael Jackson’s death, it’s hard to think that anything else went on in the world this week. Die hard cultural connoisseurs may have caught glimpse that Farrah Fawcett also passed away, the NBA draft occurred, the Supreme...
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[mix tapes] Behind the Music Box Set – Paul Sommerstein and Marc Goodman
There are people who influence your life. Some of these people you’ve met. Some of these people you aspire to be. Some you can’t quite place into categories. These mixes are from, inspired, and made possible by two people who usually stand behind the scenes in the music industry, Paul Sommerstein and Marc Goodman. ...
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References in Dave Egger’s A.H.W.O.S.G. that I Understand Now
Written in the style of one Mr. Dave Eggers as interpreted by revisingproust I was going to wait to write this post after reading the entire 400+ pages of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. However, it’s Friday and no one has really updated nonpretentious, so I figured I might as well, because we...
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For Voyeurs & Readers, With Love.
Have you ever read someone else’s diary? Do you peruse PostSecret or the rants and raves on Craigslist? Did you like The Jolly Postman series or The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy? Are you a bibliophile? If you answer “yes” to any of the questions above, I highly recommend taking one to two hours to...
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Coming of Age – A Book Review
I like to think of myself as relatively well-read. In high school, I had to read most books required for high...
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