OK, it’s not exactly “literary,” but nevertheless I promise that “Upworthy Springfield” is worth your time.
He Linked To A Site That Wasn’t Literary. What Happened Next Will Shock You.
A Community of Writers
Critiques for Charity
We’ve seen a lot of interesting literary fundraisers (and are still a bit in awe of Catstarter) but a recent campaign goes beyond the usual Kickstarter: a group of well-known American writers, from Heather McHugh to Philip Levine to Rebecca Makkai, will be selling manuscript critiques later this month to benefit Caregifted.org.
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What Should I Title This?
Titles are hard, guys. Over at The Daily Beast, Ruth Bernard Yeazell tries to figure out why so often famous paintings have titles that don’t seem to match up with the work at all. Here are four (4) other pieces on titles — I told you, titles are hard.
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Terry Castle
Behold the polymathic mind of Terry Castle, professor, literary essayist, and collage artist. At Fevered Brain Productions, her art blog, see digitally alter photos and collages like “Warthog Proffering Rootbeer,” “She Polarizes People,” “Collage Dramas”, and “Kind Hearts and Coronets.” And from the LRB archives, check out her controversial quasi-eulogy for Susan Sontag, her reviews (for example, Always the Bridesmaid on Yopie Prins‘ Victorian Sappho), and her essays (Travels With My Mom). The Professor, Castle’s forthcoming book of essays, will be published by HarperCollins in January.
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Detective Edgar Allan Poe
Before Maxwell’s ever opened, Edgar Allan Poe tried to solve a murder mystery in my native Hoboken.
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a.) Could you be living next to a chain-saw killer? One little boy’s rear-window peepshow of horror!
b.)She tried
Oops, premature “submit” I have clearly watched too many “Simpsons” episodes. This could be addictive.
b.) She tried to tell them that jazz was in her heart, but all they could say was “Cease the sax, little gal!”
c.) “They told me I could stay forever,” sobs ousted WWII vet. Sad story from Springfield’s own King Lear.
d.) Stateless. Sad stories of the undocumented animated. Where do they come from? Where are they going?
e.) OUTCAST! The horror of a Five-Fingered Freak.
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Realize mine aren’t as relentlessly perky and upbeat as true “Upworthy” candidates, but I just can’t resist the writing style!