Posts Tagged ‘ letters ’

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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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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Dear Ellen Degeneres: Until last week, all of my Ellen knowledge was hearsay. My little sister is a huge fan of yours. She does a killer go!gurt sketch and a pretty good “let me find my cellphone as it rings” dance. Actually, I should say I’ve heard her impersonations are pretty good. I’ve never...
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Status: Message successfully sent To: info@essexgreen.com Subject: i picked you over genocide dear the essex green: I know the subject line seems alarming. Before you call the police, the Pentagon, or Human Rights Watch, let me assure you that i never have intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial,...
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Dear The Snark: Hi, how are you doing today? I know you only have six (6) minutes to read this letter so i will try to be short. Your column cracks me up. Though i am not a cog myself in the BigLaw machine, I am in the business of “trading cogs.” In short,...
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Status: Message successfully sent To: untoward@asofterworld.com, thisisfurious@asofterworld.com Subject: a fan’s plea hi joey & emily: i’ve been a linker to your site for a long, long while. i’d call myself a reader of your site but i can’t promise that i read it everyday. just sometimes. but over a number of years. like, if...
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