Any idiot can be right: Blog in Review, 7/23/16
Too much Trump, too much election nonsense. Still, though we’re weary, there’s incredible writing about the individuals involved. I recommend Julia ...
Category: blogging
For Leonard Durso
1. Rick Perlstein’s oft-cited “The Long Con” is sobering reading. For years, American conservatism has had parts which are less “ideolog...
July 16, 2016
Keep writing on poetry until we’re more poetic, attentive to the words we use. Keep writing on philosophy until I know I’m trying to love wisdom.
Clunky, Clumsy, Upfront: Blog in Review, 6/29/16
1. What is the value of blogging? Three times I’ve had to think about this question the past few weeks. The first time was when a friend launched a blog. ...
Bad Writing 101, Starring Me
I’m a hoarder, I’ll admit. Whenever I see hoarders on cable, they sound delusional while they wax romantic about literal pieces of trash. In like fa...