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Thomas Fortenberry
poet · writer · educatorde l'audace,
encore de l'audace,
et toujours de l'audace
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Tag Archives: Literary
Uncovering a Hiding Man
This weekend I finished reading Hiding Man, Tracy Daugherty’s fantastic new biography of postmodernist Donald Barthelme. Perfect thing to read this past cold, melancholy, drizzled week. The Barthelmes — a most talented family — seem to exist under a slight … Continue reading
Updike Passes Away
Great loss for American literature. Famed author John Updike dies of cancer at 76 Author John Updike, regarded as one of the greatest and most prolific writers in modern American letters, died Tuesday, his publicist said. He was 76. Updike … Continue reading
Massive Gotham Book Collection to Penn Libraries
I had missed this news before Christmas, but wow. What a massive, unique collection. I hope the libraries takes care of it forever as a permanent archive and doesn’t just decide to .25 cent book sale it all away. I … Continue reading
Best Job in the World
$100K To Blog About Australia’s Reef No wonder they are calling this the best job in the world. Getting paid $100k to kick back in Australia and blog about the reef? Wow. FYI, they are still taking applications until Feb. … Continue reading
Secretary of the Arts
Saw this and agree. This is an excellent suggestion and a much needed position. If Quincy Jones conceived of it great, though if he is just promoting it I support it as well. These are the types of government agencies … Continue reading
I Want What Heinlein Wants
What did I want? I wanted the hurtling moons of Barsoom. I wanted Storisende and Poictesme, and Holmes shaking me awake to tell me, “The game’s afoot!” I wanted to float down the Mississippi on a raft and elude a … Continue reading
Writing, the Greatest of Human Inventions
“Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time, allowing us to voyage through time.” ~ Carl Sagan, “Cosmos”