People Paula: “I’d like to know why you have abandoned the problems we’ve had for 10 years (the reality and basic cable issues) in favor of a situation we cannot possibly understand yet. Why not wait a year to fight for the internet residuals, since we just might find – if we waited a goddamn minute – that they are really worth more to the studios than we currently assume? Why not hold off until they figure out their means of distribution, before we rob ourselves of even more income?”
Month / December 2007
Short Story vs. First Chapter
Stephen King’s editor Chuck Verril demonstrates the parallels between the first chapter of Duma Key and a story called “Memory” which appeared in Tin House.
George Saunders Interviews Bill Clinton
A Foolproof Statement
AP: “A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing a liter (two pints) of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new carry-on rules, police said Wednesday.”