“I decided I knew nothing.”

When I was in high school I got in trouble during Physical Science class. I was a freshman and didn’t really care for school at all. My teacher, Mrs. Stonbraker, ordered me to write 500 words on why I shouldn’t misbehave. Naturally I wrote something to the effect of: If I misbehave I will not only [...]

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A Mercy by Toni Morrison, reviewed by B. R. Myers in the Atlantic Monthly

In his merciless review of Toni Morrison’s historical novel A Mercy B.R. Myers does not hold back.  His review articulates my feelings on Morrison, that is why I am so enamoured with it.  From her purposely incorrect grammar to her inability to do the thing and go a little deeper.  Myers even compares her work with [...]

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Don DeLillo @ the Onion?

Could this actually “be one of America’s greatest living novelists” blogging for the Onion? If you look at his compatriots blogging on the site you would think it is a joke. But it might be him. Does anybody know?   Here is the link: http://www.theonion.com/content/whitehousewar/blog/don   Any comments or responses would be greatly appreciated.

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