Recommended Reading: “Happy Birthday to Me” by Nicole Sealey
What Was I Saying?
Is It Now.
With texting and instant messaging perpetually on the rise, the world's punctuation is starting to evolve. At The New Republic, Ben Crair identifies an odd new consequence of this change: the period is now a sign of anger.
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Holiday OuLiPo
This holiday season, show a little restraint. Write a short short that uses each word only once, and email it to [email protected] by December 31 at midnight for your chance to win Electric Literature vol. 1 and be published on their blog, The Outlet. Further details available here.
New Vampire Weekend
According to Chris Richards at the Washington Post, the Ivy League rockers of Vampire Weekend are the unapologetic Bright Young Things of our recession era. Drinking Darjeeling on Daddy's yacht never looked so good, he says, and their second album, Contra, out yesterday, sounds pretty good too.
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What Makes the Pages Turn?
Recommended Reading: Do we read books for the plot or the characters?
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Best Last Lines
The American Book Review has a list (pdf) of the 100 best last lines from novels. I can't think of mine; I keep getting "last line" confused with "end." Thoughts? (Thanks Shakesville).
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