by jeffrey | Dec 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I saw Blue Like Jazz recently, and although I liked some aspects of the movie (the actors, some of the characters, parts of the plot), and while I admired its attempt to break out of the strict verbal and behavioral codes mandated by … Oh, wait, stop! Were you...
by jeffrey | Nov 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
1981. My 9th grade English class. The assignment was Great Expectations. It was a time when reading and literature was my enemy. Books were stuffy old furniture. Reading conflicted with my life goal of being a slacker. It threatened to tame the animal nature that was...
by jeffrey | Oct 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you are reading this blog, I assume that in addition to enjoying my stories, you have at least an interest in cultivating an appreciation for good books. Some of my readers are old book hounds. They could definitely wax rhapsodic much better than I will be able to...
by jeffrey | Sep 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Currently reading: Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse OK. So we don’t judge a book by its cover. I listened to this on an audiobook 4 times last year when I had a job that required me to drive down to the Rio Grande valley a lot. This book is SO delicious. What was the...
by jeffrey | Sep 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Imagine you want to create a work of art in fiction writing. Your topic? The nebulous and weighty matter of Identity. Let’s say you draw from all of your life experiences, your belief systems, your worldview. You bring it all to bear. And when it’s all said and done,...
by jeffrey | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I am reading a new book by Charles Yu called Sorry Please Thank You. It is a collection of stories that I bought on a lark because of an article I read in Poets & Writers. Yu seems like a super-friendly, quiet sort of fellow and he has a delightfully creative...
