Here is one of the most economical sentence pairings I’ve come across in a while: He couldn’t remember his wife clearly–only the hats she wore. How surprised she would be at hearing from him after this long while; there had been one letter written by each of them since the boy died. Graham Greene, The [...]
The Balboa theater is Simply the best neighborhood theatre in San Francisco. (Okay, the Castro and the Roxie are certainly contendors, but I’m biased, as it takes me only about two minutes to walk to the Balboa). Unpretentious. Excellent popcorn. If you get on the mailing list, owner Gary Meyer will keep you updated on [...]
Weird films abound on You Tube. Ever cross San Francisco Bay in a home-made rowboat?
The Exercise:
Write about an ill-advised undertaking.
Or write about a watery adventure.
I’m doing a bit of blogging over at Metroblogging now. Here’s my wrap-up of Thursday night’s fundraising event at Varnish for Beth Lisick and Tara Jepsen’s new film, hosted by Michelle Tea. On the bill: Kaui Hart Hemmings, Carole & Mitzi of Diving for Pearls fame, Chelsea Starr, yours truly, and more, with music by [...]
Katia Noyes, author of Crashing America, has just put up a wickedly funny faux interview on her blog, called What Authors Really Want, wherein she chats with Author Famous Head, Author Amazing, Author Sincere Dyke, Author Obscure Lesbian, and Author Special Press, among others.
Plus, new on Segundo! Ed Champion interviews Jonathan Safron Foer and A.M. [...]
radar love: a night of music & lit to benefit carole and mitzi
Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 8pm - 11pm, Varnish Fine Art Gallery
Carole and Mitzi, aka Beth Lisick and Tara Jepsen, are shooting a follow-up to their smash short film, Diving for Pearls. Come help them raise some dough! Music and literature hosted by Michelle [...]
Gordon Hurd, a recent graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco, has an interesting new blog called After the MFA. His about page describes After the MFA as a blog about “writing good stories, teaching good writing, reading good books, and having good times.”Early offerings include an [...]
Two if By Sea, the debut story collection by Anne-E. Wood, forthcoming from Fourteen Hills Press. Anne-E. is one of the most talented writers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with, and this collection of 20 plus stories promises to knock your hot little socks off.
And Smonk, by Tom Franklin, just out from [...]
John McNally, author of America’s Report Card, has included on his website some plainspoken advice for writers which happens to ring true:
You need to learn why one book is great and why another one is crappy, and you need to understand why IT’S NOT ALL SUBJECTIVE! I grow tired of aspiring writers who buy into [...]
Thursday, August 24th, 2006, 8pm - 11pm, Varnish Fine Art Gallery
Carole and Mitzi, aka Beth Lisick and Tara Jepsen, are shooting a follow-up to their smash short film, Diving for Pearls. Come help them raise some dough!
Music and literature hosted by Michelle Tea, featuring Joan Jett Blakk, Fear of the Outdoors, Kaui Hart Hemmings, Zoey [...]
