The Serfdom of Crowds
The Serfdom of Crowds, which is an exerpt from You Are More Than a Gadget, brings up many points worth discussing regarding the internet. The central thrust is people's relationship…
Review: Falling Man by Don Delillo
I'll admit that I haven't sought out novels or films regarding September 11th. Perhaps, because the fallout of that day was everywhere. It flashed on televisions, it stuck to the…
Revised Sketch of Boxing
Contact me if you're interested in viewing the 2nd revision of this poem.This is the first revision of Sketch of Boxing. Still need a title. Thanks to Joy, for the…
Sketch of Boxing
Steam rises from the bath watercirculates in down draftsa localized weather pattern in my unheated apartmentand steam also risesfrom my skin, the handsrecently wrapped and sheathedin synthetic leather boxing glovesthe…
All That by David Foster Wallace
The students are still on vacation, in those brief moments it's still possible to read in the library's cafe with a view of snow melting up into fog, prospective students…
Day 2 at the gym
Steps are my new bane. After the second day back at the boxing gym, and countless forms of lunges and squats, sometimes with weights, other times without, my legs have…
Review: First Course in Turbulence by Dean Young
Dean Young writes with a unique perspective. His poems move with a life of their own and make connections between ideas and images that are vivid and poignant.
Day 1 at the gym
Today was my first day back at the gym. It's been a while. Four months to be exact. There's a new gym which I'd hoped would be open, but I…
True North by Jim Harrison
Writing is about making choices. We choose what to write about, from whose perspective to tell a story, and what we want our audience to take away from the narrative.…
True North by Jim Harrison – Initial Thoughts
I'll write a more in depth post after finishing the novel. There's only 100 pages to go, and I can blame my inability to sleep last night as the reason…