Sylvia Plath on death and desire
I’m sunk in Sylvia Plath right now. It’s dangerous. Look: These lines, here: Something else Hauls me through air— Thighs, hair; Flakes from my heels. White Godiva, I unpeel— Dead hands, dead stringencies. make me come apart,
Sylvia Plath on death and desire
I’m sunk in Sylvia Plath right now. It’s dangerous. Look: These lines, here: Something else Hauls me through air— Thighs, hair; Flakes from my heels. White Godiva, I unpeel— Dead hands, dead stringencies. make me come apart,
Resource: The Art of Slow Writing by Louise DeSalvo
I stumbled across this book last week at one of those psychologically optimal moments, you know? I think I needed someone to tell me to slow down a little. It’s a well-put together, well-researched, not-too-didactic piece that discusses various writers’
Resource: The Art of Slow Writing by Louise DeSalvo
I stumbled across this book last week at one of those psychologically optimal moments, you know? I think I needed someone to tell me to slow down a little. It’s a well-put together, well-researched, not-too-didactic piece that discusses various writers’
Expulsion from Paradise: riffing off Hamid Mosaddegh
You: Translating poetry is a sin, an unforgivable violation of the original poet’s soul, intent, creation. Me: I know. I’m sorry. But let’s sin a little, ok? Listen… * * * You laughed at me and didn’t know with
Expulsion from Paradise: riffing off Hamid Mosaddegh
You: Translating poetry is a sin, an unforgivable violation of the original poet’s soul, intent, creation. Me: I know. I’m sorry. But let’s sin a little, ok? Listen… * * * You laughed at me and didn’t know with
Resource: The Faith Of A Writer / Joyce Carol Oates
I picked up this book yesterday… It begins like this: MY FAITH AS A WRITER / Joyce Carol Oates I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely
Resource: The Faith Of A Writer / Joyce Carol Oates
I picked up this book yesterday… It begins like this: MY FAITH AS A WRITER / Joyce Carol Oates I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely
Resource: Cheryl Strayed, for EVERYTHING
First, listen to this: Cheryl Strayed on the Long Form Podcast. (click on this link, and not the picture below, because I am a Luddite.) It’s a 1:43 minute commitment. Find the time, and do it. If you need to be
Resource: Cheryl Strayed, for EVERYTHING
First, listen to this: Cheryl Strayed on the Long Form Podcast. (click on this link, and not the picture below, because I am a Luddite.) It’s a 1:43 minute commitment. Find the time, and do it. If you need to be
Erica Jong on the writer’s “fuck you” impulse
There is in writing—or any creative work—a kind of fuck-you impulse. Part of the energy comes from sheer rebelliousness. I’ll show you! a writer says. I am not who you think I am. Erica Jong Seducing the Demon You: Hey,
Erica Jong on the writer’s “fuck you” impulse
There is in writing—or any creative work—a kind of fuck-you impulse. Part of the energy comes from sheer rebelliousness. I’ll show you! a writer says. I am not who you think I am. Erica Jong Seducing the Demon You: Hey,
Steve Jobs on being naked… and dead
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—those things just fall away
Steve Jobs on being naked… and dead
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—those things just fall away
Three random words: saliva-labia-eyebrows
Setting: I have 45 minutes to write something, anything–it does not have to be good, it does not have to be to a purpose, but it needs to exist on paper. But, distracted, moving, unfocused, I can’t bring any of
Three random words: saliva-labia-eyebrows
Setting: I have 45 minutes to write something, anything–it does not have to be good, it does not have to be to a purpose, but it needs to exist on paper. But, distracted, moving, unfocused, I can’t bring any of
Talking To My Body / Anna Swir
TALKING TO MY BODY / Anna Swir My body, you are an animal whose appropriate behavior is concentration and discipline. An effort of an athlete, of a saint and of a yogi. Well trained, you may become for me a
Talking To My Body / Anna Swir
TALKING TO MY BODY / Anna Swir My body, you are an animal whose appropriate behavior is concentration and discipline. An effort of an athlete, of a saint and of a yogi. Well trained, you may become for me a
Anaïs Nin on writing and tasting life
“We write to taste life twice: in the moment, and in retrospect.” Anaïs Nin HIM: Anaïs Nin. Again. ME: Yes. The diaries, this time. HIM: Obsess much? ME: A little. No orders this week. Too busy with Anaïs. mjc
Anaïs Nin on writing and tasting life
“We write to taste life twice: in the moment, and in retrospect.” Anaïs Nin HIM: Anaïs Nin. Again. ME: Yes. The diaries, this time. HIM: Obsess much? ME: A little. No orders this week. Too busy with Anaïs. mjc
Chain you to my body / Hafiz
CHAIN YOU TO MY BODY All These words Are just a front. What I would really like to do is Chain you to my body, Then sing for days And days and Days About God. Translation is always dangerous, and
Chain you to my body / Hafiz
CHAIN YOU TO MY BODY All These words Are just a front. What I would really like to do is Chain you to my body, Then sing for days And days and Days About God. Translation is always dangerous, and
Umberto Eco on readers, writers and idiots
“If we think that our reader is an idiot, we should not use rhetorical figures, but if we use them and feel the need to explain them, we are essentially calling the reader an idiot. In turn, he will take
Umberto Eco on readers, writers and idiots
“If we think that our reader is an idiot, we should not use rhetorical figures, but if we use them and feel the need to explain them, we are essentially calling the reader an idiot. In turn, he will take
Colette on the abyss of voluptuaries
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss. “It’s four o’clock… At
Colette on the abyss of voluptuaries
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss. “It’s four o’clock… At
Creep versus freak
Inside joke. Forgive me. Also, yes, procrastination. Oh. And a tip: when the work just won’t happen? Play. mjc
Creep versus freak
Inside joke. Forgive me. Also, yes, procrastination. Oh. And a tip: when the work just won’t happen? Play. mjc
[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)] by e.e. cummings
[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)] i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my
[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)] by e.e. cummings
[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)] i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my
A walk in the woods
They made me cut it. They were right. It broke the flow, it didn’t fit–it’s out of character, Annie would never, ever… But here. Enjoy. It’s not so bad, on it’s own. And if it were possible? If
A walk in the woods
They made me cut it. They were right. It broke the flow, it didn’t fit–it’s out of character, Annie would never, ever… But here. Enjoy. It’s not so bad, on it’s own. And if it were possible? If
Gaga Feminism
I want you to read this book: Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the Edge of Normal, by Jack Halberstam. I want you to read it, because it’s smart, funny, provocative–occasionally aggressively obnoxious, occasionally just a tad weak on the empirical
Gaga Feminism
I want you to read this book: Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender and the Edge of Normal, by Jack Halberstam. I want you to read it, because it’s smart, funny, provocative–occasionally aggressively obnoxious, occasionally just a tad weak on the empirical
love is a place by e.e. cummings
love is a place love is a place & through this place of love move (with brightness of peace) all places yes is a world & in this world of yes life (skillfully curled) all worlds e.e.cummings ORDERS: enormous SMALLNESS:
love is a place by e.e. cummings
love is a place love is a place & through this place of love move (with brightness of peace) all places yes is a world & in this world of yes life (skillfully curled) all worlds e.e.cummings ORDERS: enormous SMALLNESS:
Erotic Astrology
So here’s the thing. Say you’re writing a romance, or just a fucking hot sex scene, and you know he’s a Capricorn and she’s a Virgo, and you want to make the scene astrologically true… What? It could totally happen.
Erotic Astrology
So here’s the thing. Say you’re writing a romance, or just a fucking hot sex scene, and you know he’s a Capricorn and she’s a Virgo, and you want to make the scene astrologically true… What? It could totally happen.
Sherwood Anderson on being alive
“The thing of course, is to make yourself alive. Most people remain all of their lives in a stupor. The point of being an artist is that you may live.” Sherwood Anderson Orders: I found this quote here: The Agony
Sherwood Anderson on being alive
“The thing of course, is to make yourself alive. Most people remain all of their lives in a stupor. The point of being an artist is that you may live.” Sherwood Anderson Orders: I found this quote here: The Agony
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