http://invisiblebook.org/ I’m not sure if this is meant to be a kind of PostSecret competitor, but the idea is similar. Here, instead of secrets, you’re invited to post apologies. It’s as fascinating as PS in its revelations, though much, much sadder. The joy of PS is the occasional laugh or witty artwork thrown in amidst […]
Tag Archives: Writing
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http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~rbear/courtier/courtier.html A Stumble from Razvigor induces nostalgia. Here’s an online edition of Baldassare Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier, as translated by Thomas Hoby. I was lucky enough to have spent the better part of my second year at Uni on a research project, preparing an annotated version of Hoby’s diary. Hoby was one of the […]
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http://www.freewebs.com/truthaboutpa/somebooks.htm This site purports to be a kind of sting on an unscrupulous publishing company, but the electronic vigilante-ism doesn’t amuse me half as much as the fake manuscripts they’ve submitted: “You’re a beautiful friend,” Yvonne sighed. “But what Roberto and I share are more beautifully beautiful than our commonly beautiful friendship.” Callie rubbed her […]
Wired 14.11: Very Short Stories
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html Reminds me a lot of the 50-word stories I mentioned the other month. I love that so much can be said with so little. Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer? – Eileen Gunn Automobile warranty expires. So does engine. – Stan Lee Machine. Unexpectedly, I’d invented a time – Alan Moore
One Sentence – True stories, told in one sentence.
http://www.onesentence.org/ I’m shamelessly stealing SaveFerris‘s choice of quote because it is the most stunning on a page filled with good quotes. This exercise reminds me very much of one of my favourite books: The World’s Shortest Stories. It’s amazing how much we can express in 55 words or less… When asked to name the one […]
Reading Frenzy Book Sale
http://www.iainaitch.com/reading_frenzy.htm A blurb from a London-area book-based charity event, written with typical British humour: “We also need offers from people who may want to be librarians for a day – organising the donations into rough categories and novels into order. If it has always been your dream to wear thick-rimmed glasses and put your hair […]
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http://www.believermag.com/issues/200505/interview_martin.php Steve Martin interview – I find him intriguing.