On April 23, the Save the Blogs Campaign turned a new corner. It decided to jump the shark and then jump it again. It decided…
Wi-fi is in rather abundant supply in the new pad. Alas, I dare not leave for coffee. Phone guys are rather finicky. They give you…
The 20 Best “That Guys” of All Time. Alas, no Elisha Cook, Vincent Schiavelli, or Woody Strode. But it will do for your next cocktail…
You can always count on the evening news to be on top of these things. [NOTE: The original ABC 4 news clip has since been…
If cursory glances at MSNBC headline tickers on the flight over are anything to go by, the Judeo-Christian world seems to be up in arms…
I am currently watching a child in Park Slope cry over his Boggle board, while his mother stares into her laptop. Presumably, she’s searching for…
My review of Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist appears in today’s Philly Inquirer.
Ladies and gentlemen. I finally met Howard Junker. My last night in San Francisco. Two men. Pabst Blue Ribbon. It doesn’t get any sillier than…
There remain some bookcases here that need to be picked up by Monday. Contact here for details. Let’s make a deal! Everyone’s a winner!
Those two posts below are my last for Return of the Reluctant. I’ve really, really enjoyed this. Thanks Ed for the opportunity! If any of…
[To understand this entry, you must first read this entry. I originally posted this on my own blog, so keep in mind that it's written...
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Since there has been some confusion on the subject, and I feel embarrassed that Patrick's hard work is being attributed to me, please...
It’s pathetic how little encouragement I need to keep going on. Of course that is also the secret of how modestly-talented writers keep at it…
…and so we face the final curtain, ha ha ha… Thanks, Ed, for having us over. Send my people the clean-up bill. Everyone else: Have…
In the middle of two wars and coming up on Memorial Day, here is Milosz’s great poem. PREPARATION Still one more year of preparation. Tomorrow…
Or does it begin? Yeah, I have no idea what that means. I want to thank Ed for giving me the chance to play around…
I’m not quite done yet, so this isn’t my closing post, but I—like Tao—will post a poem. Okay, two poems, one of which you’ve read…
But what a party it was, Ed. After a blow-out like that, I’m sure everyone’s ready for a laid back weekend. I know I am….
I am going to blog about poetry and then post a poem. There is some poetry that I like. I like poetry by Matthew Rohrer,…
I’ve kept a daily diary since the summer of 1969, just before I started college, and I haven’t missed a day in almost 38 years….
Annalee reports that The Baffler has returned after a number of years in magazine limbo. Former contributor Joshua Glenn has various thoughts about the new…
I just got this email from The Authors Guild regarding the Simon & Schuster rights imbroglio: Simon & Schuster is irked that we went public…
It’s the ultimate reality series, the ultimate game show and the ultimate half-hour of intriguing storylines. The Ultimate Author is an awesome television program packed…
Jonathan Ames, favorite author of P.S. and writer of such novels as THE EXTRA MAN, I PASS LIKE NIGHT and WAKE UP, SIR!, plus three…
Most people watch “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and see a pretty good movie about a guy who really wants to get on a…