Feb

25

Black History Month 2007

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In honor of Black History Month, I’d like to offer introductions to three writers whose work you might enjoy.

Feb

25

Beer Of the Week (February 25, 2007).

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

Because literature, like baseball, would be a lot less interesting without alcohol.
This week’s beer of the week is: Jefferson’s Reserve Bourbon Barrel Stout

Feb

21

Evening Star.

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 21, 2007 | 4 Comments

If you live in the Western hemisphere you can look to the West half an hour to an hour after sunset and see our closest neighbor: the planet Venus. Named for the Roman goddess of love and beauty (and wife of Vulcan, though Venus also carried on a torrid affair with Mars, among others), it […]

Feb

21

Dancing About Art.

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 21, 2007 | 4 Comments

In an interview, Elvis Costello once said, “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture - it’s a really stupid thing to want to do.” Actually I’m not so sure about that. I’d love to see some dancing about, say, I.M. Pei’s pyramid in front of the Louvre, or even some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s […]

Feb

18

Beer Of the Week (February 18, 2007).

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 18, 2007 | 1 Comment

Beer of the Week (February 18, 2007)
Because literature, like baseball, would be a lot less interesting without alcohol.
This week’s beer of the week is: Sly Rye Porter.

Feb

16

Dig that crazy new technology.

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 16, 2007 | 3 Comments

Having trouble dealing with newfangled technology? Courtesy of YouTube comes a helpful instructional session for dealing with a new system that might seem daunting but is surprisingly simple to use. (Click here or in the picture to see the video.)

Feb

14

Short Stories: Where’s The Love?

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 14, 2007 | 3 Comments

Where’s the love for the modern short story? For most fiction writers the short story seems to be a way to get their literary foot in the door, publishing in quarterly magazines called [Name of state/city/college/region] Review until they have enough to make a collection, and then they settle into a career of writing novels. […]

Feb

12

Show & Tell (Part 2)

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment

In prose the “show don’t tell” rule is a way to make a story more alive, and more interesting. In poetry, though, showing instead of telling is a way to pack a lot of punch into a few words.

Feb

11

Beer Of the Week (February 11, 2007).

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Beer of the Week (February 11, 2007)
Because literature, like baseball, would be a lot less interesting without alcohol.
This week’s beer of the week is: Pyamid Apricot Ale.

Feb

9

Winter Wonderlibrary.

Posted by Christopher Waldrop

February 9, 2007 | 3 Comments

For us bibliophiles reading is a year-round preoccupation, but there’s something extra special about being able to glance up from the black and white pages of a book and watch falling snow. And, as these pictures of the Vanderbilt University Library show, a surprise snowfall can give extra character and beauty to an elegant old […]

keep looking »