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Author Conversations

  • Conversation With A Student

    September 21, 2008

    • This is the transcript of a conversation I had with a reader in a relatively rural area of China, Zhangzhou City on Saturday morning Sept 20, here in NYC and night in her side of the world.  Ain’t the ‘net’ great?  Keep in mind that some of the answers may seem out of context due to time delays in our both writing at the same time.  This is a fun one.  Dig it!Student: Hi, Hanshi. How ...
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  • Am I Still Breathing?

    March 8, 2008

    •   Last night, I went to see Eckhart Tolle, the author of  The Power of Now  and A New Earth.   He was at the Marin Center, a huge auditorium, and the event was sold out.  Tolle's main idea is this:We must evolve or die, and the disease we must cure is the collective dysfunction of the egoic mind.I've been using The Power of Now in my Critical Thinking classes at the college where I ...
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  • The Written World

    February 10, 2008

    • I've not given 'the blog' much consideration untill now, but as I have this oportunity to begin one I will open this door of perception with an example of what I like to call OpOetic Writing. A combined term meant to define and to separate this (opinionated) work from "poetics" or "poetry" in the main. The form is for individual use or may be done in tandem with another ...
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  • Daniel Handler and Jane Smiley Talk It Over

    December 6, 2007

    • See Jane Smiley in conversation with Daniel Handler. Smiley (Ten Days in the Hills), a Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for her literary treatment of horses, homesteads, and Hollywood. Handler (A Series of Unfortunate Events) has tapped into agitated adolescent imaginations and demented teenage minds. They’ve both seen their work adapted for the big screen. She’s written about contemplating ...
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