Month: December 2006

December 10, 2006

>A Christmas Carol

>I saw A Christmas Carol at the Blackfriars Playhouse today, a production of the American Shakespeare Center, featuring (again) the wonderful David Loar as…
December 9, 2006

>Santaland Diaries

>Traditionally, the American Shakespeare Center shifts to its holiday repertoire at this time of year for its performances at the Blackfriars Playhouse and this…
December 9, 2006

>The Nobel Prize Lecture

>The winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature almost always give great, interesting lectures. Orhan Pamuk‘s is no exception. Here’s a sample: “A writer…
December 7, 2006

>Duotrope Digest

>If you are an “emerging” writer of fiction or poetry, you might benefit from Duotrope Digest, an index of markets for poetry, short fiction…
December 7, 2006

>Mistake Number 4

>I think it’s safe to say I agree with this one–miracles are pretty unusual in the fiction writing business. Bickham says, “The writing of…
December 4, 2006

>Late Night 1989 (Part 1)

>Check out a new-ish webzine, Five Chapters that serializes fiction. Today we have Late Night 1989 (Part 1) by Joshua Furst. Thanks to JimT…
December 4, 2006

>Sunday Miscellany

>Colonialism. I drove to Yorktown for lunch yesterday. That’s 175 miles. Each way. It was for a good cause, though, as the Northwestern University…
December 2, 2006

>As You Like It

>Last night I saw the closing performance of As You Like It at the American Shakespeare Center‘s Blackfriars Playhouse. The show sparkled and the…
December 1, 2006

>Contributor Copies

>Because many literary magazines do not pay contributors, or pay very little, compensation (other than the cosmic variety) may only come in the form…
December 1, 2006

>Bat Segundo Show #81, 82

>The latest Bat Segundo Shows (#81 and #82) are live: podcast interviews with Edward P. Jones and Mary Gaitskill.
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