Tag Archives: Literature

Hemingway to Scribner

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Charlie there is no future in anything. I hope you agree. That is why I like it at war. Every day and every night there is a strong possibility that you will get killed and not have to write. I … Continue reading →

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From Faulkner’s South

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I recently decided to indulge myself by rereading Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! It’s been that kind of holiday, I guess. Anyway, I wanted to post a great moment early in the text in which Faulkner’s gifts for pinpointing and diagnosing the … Continue reading →

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David Foster Wallace and the ‘Choice’

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

“And I submit that this is what the real, no bullshit value of your liberal arts education is supposed to be about: how to keep from going through your comfortable, prosperous, respectable adult life dead, unconscious, a slave to your … Continue reading →

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