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Comment on Best links for 05/24/2012 by bethanyjoycarlson

bethanyjoycarlson — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:31:36 +0000

Thanks for the shout-out! This one really appealed to the spreadsheet nerd in me.

Comment on The Keep by Jennifer Egan by BOOK REVIEW: The Keep, by Jennifer Egan «

BOOK REVIEW: The Keep, by Jennifer Egan « — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:26:04 +0000

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Comment on First Fridays Art Exhibit – The Narrative Image by Pete Armetta

Pete Armetta — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:02:36 +0000

Very nice! I’d love to be there no doubt.

Comment on The David Sedaris dilemma: A fine line between ‘realish’ and real – The Washington Post by Elizabeth McCullough

Elizabeth McCullough — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:01:45 +0000

Agreed. It always seems to me that people are missing the point with Sedaris, though. His stories are funny because of the conceit that they are true.

Comment on The David Sedaris dilemma: A fine line between ‘realish’ and real – The Washington Post by Peter Galen Massey

Peter Galen Massey — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:13:08 +0000

It really is a matter of disclosure and labeling. Years ago, writers — especially for their first books — would fictionalize their autobiographies, then call them “novels”. Today, writers do the same thing and call them “memoirs”. The old way was safer and better yet, offered the cover of plausible deniability (“That’s not a portrait of you in the book, Mom.”). But today people want “true” stories that read like “art” and writers are as driven by desire and ambition as ever. I really didn’t think anyone believed Sedaris’ stories happened exactly as told, or that anything was at stake in their truth. But if we want him to say, “I don’t let what actually happened get in the way of a good joke,” okay.

Comment on March and May seminars at WriterHouse by Upcoming events at WriterHouse « Charlottesville Words

Upcoming events at WriterHouse « Charlottesville Words — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:13:48 +0000

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Comment on BookBalloon April Reading Club: Fortunes of War by Olivia Manning by BookBalloon Reading Club: Logicomix « Charlottesville Words

BookBalloon Reading Club: Logicomix « Charlottesville Words — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:37:11 +0000

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Comment on Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories by Sandra Nielson

Sandra Nielson — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:19:26 +0000

Help–I need to find the story “Is That You God?”. I need it for a lesson I am giving and I remember this from when I was a little girl.

Comment on Book Reviews by tinkwelborn

tinkwelborn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:59:36 +0000

My book (the Twins: Union Station and Paradigm Shift) is in pre-sales right now (on-line orders) and coming out within the month (available to bookstores), and I too, am curious about the Review Process: How does one get reviewed?
Thanks & bra, Marvin Welborn
http://www.tinkwelborn.com
tinkwelborn@mac.com

Comment on Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories by Shirley

Shirley — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:14:18 +0000

I am looking for an Uncle Arthur story about a little boy getting stung by a bee 2 or 3 times because of his disobedience… I need help locating this volume and story title asap please.