I got a job. It’s not a full-time job but it pays, a rarity given all the positions listed on my resume. Not that anyone’s asking me for career advice – “You’re only twenty-five,” you might think, “What do you know?” Continue reading “Crunch Time”
Category: Writing
Educated
My diploma came in the mail last night in a thickish envelope. Continue reading “Educated”
Happy New Year
I failed to write a timely New Year’s post which is not to say I did not try. Continue reading “Happy New Year”
The Road
On Facebook, a high school classmate recently changed his profile picture to one of him and his son. If there’s a surefire way to alienate certain Facebook stalkers (or just, you know, members of your high school class who are still in college) it’s putting up a photograph of you, your kid and your wife/husband (whose presence is implied as the photographer). It’s even more startling than the status updates that say So and so is “engaged” or “married,” not least because of that old adage: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Continue reading “The Road”
Writing Advice: John Cheever on How To Write a Short Story
For years, I’ve started writing short stories only to stop after a paragraph or two and file them away in a folder titled, “Short Story Ideas.” Continue reading “Writing Advice: John Cheever on How To Write a Short Story”
VERY HIGHBROW 