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How to Talk to Little Girls →

I always bite my tongue when I meet little girls, restraining myself from telling them how darn cute and well-coiffed they are. What’s wrong with that? It’s our culture’s standard talking-to-little-girls icebreaker, isn’t it? “Teaching girls that their appearance is the first thing you notice tells them that looks are more important than anything. It sets them up for...

May 6th

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50 Shades of the Complainist: Chapter 1

aldeneagle: tldnr: Anastasia does a bad job interviewing Christian because she’s awkward and he’s sexy. Everything bad you’ve heard about this book is true. Everything good you’ve heard is false. I’m sure I’ll eventually settle into a groove and decide upon a specific format for these chapter summaries, but until then, I’m just going to try out a few different things and see what works for me....

May 3rd

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“Literature is news that stays news.”

– Ezra Pound (via quirkysuyen)

Apr 24th

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Apr 24th

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RIP Harry Stamps. →

This is probably the best obituary I’ve ever read. It’s the kind that makes you wish you had met the guy.

Mar 13th

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“I think of how I treat my stuffed animals and boyfriends and dogs with the same...”

– From “Moving Home” by Meggie Green

Mar 12th

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Jonathan Brown's Word Sauce: Awkward Teacher... →

jonathanbrownpoetry: In light of all my students being mandated to take the ACT in two weeks and my job security hinging upon their results I told them today instead of the usual fun we have we have to work on test prep and then they all got sad. So I said one day your best friend will… This poem leaves me in a place where I don’t know how to feel. On the one hand, I...

Mar 6th

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fwriction: Guy Choate’s song selection—to...

Feb 28th

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Refinance Letter, by Guy Choate

fwrictionreview: I own a house in Arkansas that I’m trying to refinance, and I’ve been trying for about a whole year now. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to refinance a house when you’re unemployed, and you’ve been unemployed for three straight years, so I’ll just tell that it’s hard. The banks have been under the microscope on home loans, of course, and so they, in turn, push the microscope...

Feb 28th

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My former student on the Colbert Report. So proud.

Feb 22nd

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Feb 20th

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Two tracks into Jonathan Brown’s new album...

Feb 19th

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Monsanto is quite possibly the devil, inc. →

If you aren’t aware of this awful situation where Monsanto is taking over the small farmer and putting him out of business, you should be. Click on this link to find out what you can do for one farmer who’s going to court against the giant very soon.

Feb 19th

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