On the passing of E. Lynn Harris
I am so saddened by the horrible, horrible news that E. Lynn Harris has passed on. I never had the privilege of meeting Mr. Harris, but I would like to send my condolences to all those who knew and loved him. Beyond that I am stunned–literally speechless.
Band of Thebes covers this story better than I ever could.
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Michael Cunningham’s new fiction is great.
The current issue of Electric Literature magazine has a new fiction excerpt from Michael Cunningham. As soon as I received my copy, I read this excerpt quickly, throughly enjoying it, but also expecting to be unsatisfied at the end. The piece is labelled “an excerpt from a novel in progress.” But to my surprise it read [...]
Happy Birthday Henry David Thoreau!
Today is the birthday of Henry David Thoreau. So let us take a few moments to celebrate this great American. He was, of course the author of the classic: Walden; or Life in the Woods. What makes Walden a masterpiece is its combination of a transcendental appreciation of nature and a surprisingly humorous flinty-dry wit. Many of these [...]