gloom

When I first started blogging I was young(er) and naive.  I linked blithely away, confident that whatever I linked to would always be there....

monkey biz

A while back I read a post by Sarah Manguso on the FSG blog: How to Have a Career: Advice to Young Writers.  There were points that could h...

possible worlds

In learning languages, at first everything is repulsive and burdensome. If one were not encouraged by the hope that, after having accustom...

Nomination Whist

Was rereading David Parlett's History of Card Games today. I've come across critics who say morosely that, while people often SAY a ...

baby it's cold inside

BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER CONDITIONS SIMULATING ENTRAPMENT IN REFRIGERATORS Behavior of young children in a situation simulating entr...

why a lion and emus?

I wrote to [his American publishers] expressing (with moderation) my dislike of the cover for The Hobbit . It was a short hasty note by ha...

a skilful negligence

After the failures of the Pamela sequels, Richardson began to compose a new novel. [ 1 ] :73 It was not until early 1744 that the content ...