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Comment on Devotion in the Age of Larry Levis by More thesis revelations « Jorge Evans

More thesis revelations « Jorge Evans — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:55:33 +0000

[...] well, he’s amazing. And I’ve been reading interviews and articles about and of him. This one is pretty good. Here’s a clipping from it: Certainly by Winter Stars in 1985 Levis had overtaken Ashbery as [...]

Comment on Piles of Literature Widely Enjoyed by People, Bugs by Evelyn Somers

Evelyn Somers — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:24:56 +0000

Dustin, I’m with you on three kinds of bugs: roaches, silverfish and brown recluse spiders. Otherwise, I sort of like bugs. They’re interesting to observe. This goes way, way back. As a child my brother and I founded a “bug hospital” in our sandbox. It was rather elaborate and state-of-the-art for the mid sixties, though I don’t think it saved any lives.

And don’t forget the inspirational value of bugs to a writer. Where would E.B. White have been if he’d just vacuumed up the spider? Or Kafka and the dung beetle? You might be sucking up some of your best story material!!

Comment on Piles of Literature Widely Enjoyed by People, Bugs by Richard Sowienski

Richard Sowienski — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:37:21 +0000

What’s this generation coming to? If it isn’t supported by code, or at least batteries, it’s just not fun. You want to examine and exterminate? Old school is the way: a scrap of a sheer curtain threaded around a bent wire coat hanger (for a net), a Skippy peanut butter jar, and a cotton ball soaked in fingernail polish remover (for the “examination capsule”). Also, freezing assorted carcasses in ice cubes and slipping them into your brother’s warm Tang is a prank with subtlety, and sure to please.

Comment on Piles of Literature Widely Enjoyed by People, Bugs by NickQ

NickQ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:08:28 +0000

I had not heard about Bill Gates’ demonstration. He definitely found an original approach to discussing a disease and I’m a little intriuged by it. As for the Bug Vac, I really should look into that. My roomates have been displeased in the past by my approach to spider extermination using a grill lighter and a can of lysol. With all the library books stacked on my desk right now, it’s probably only a matter of time before it all goes up.

Comment on TMR Blogger RCs Mysterious Journal by NickQ

NickQ — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:17:51 +0000

Oh the sadness that the world will never know the truth because our violent masked adventurer didn’t think to includes an SASE or at least an e-mail we could contact him at. Absolutely brilliant Dustin.

Comment on Poetry is a kaleidoscope by Seth Graves

Seth Graves — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:50:17 +0000

It was an experience to be missed.

Comment on List of the Week: “Our Favorite Bookstores” by Bookstore Story « Seth R. Graves

Bookstore Story « Seth R. Graves — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:10:06 +0000

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Comment on List of the Week: “Literary Politicians” by “Political Figures” Blog at the Missouri Review « Seth R. Graves

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:09:38 +0000

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Comment on Mark Gets Dashed by copyed

copyed — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:33:23 +0000

Another use for the apostrophe is to indicate omission of letter(s). Alas, Microsoft Word, which already thinks it knows more than we do, forces the writer to use it backwards, thus increasing the incidence of errors in manuscripts of all kinds.

Comment on Merrily, Merrily, Life Is but a Hologram by Richard Sowienski

Richard Sowienski — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:45:05 +0000

Dustin, I missed your blog–glad to have your insights on the world around us. I feel I’ve come to understand your free associations. And frankly, that concerns me.