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References in Dave Egger’s A.H.W.O.S.G. that I Understand Now

June 12, 2009
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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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Letters to Inspiring Writers: Josh Henkin wrote Matrimony. Now he’s my (goodreads) friend.

January 10, 2009
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Letters to Inspiring Writers:  Josh Henkin wrote Matrimony.  Now he’s my (goodreads) friend.

Last September, I received this e-mail from one of my mentors. From: Date: Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:01 AM Subject: Strong suggestion Must read book of the year that no one has heard of: Matrimony by Joshua Henkin So, of course, I read it. It was a quick read....
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Our Role Model? Twitter-dee, Twitter-dumb

October 10, 2008
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Over here at nonpretentious, we like to write to the people who inspire us. (see: Letters to Inspiring Writers). We received some awesome feedback from the Editor-In-Chief at Evil Beet.  We thought we’d share it with you.   We’re really trying to fix our load-time issues.  It’s taking us awhile.  Think of us like...
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