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Ten Awesome Opening Sentences
“It still counts, even though it happened when he was unconscious.” – Miranda July from No one belongs here more than you “This is a tale of a meeting of two lonesome, skinny, fairly old ...
There Are Some Shadows of the Damned West of Here
Why is it so hard to write about good things? It’s not a constant reality or anything. Sometimes it’s incredibly easy to tap into that vein and let the outpouring of love turn the tubes ...
“Just sit back and relax, kitty cat.”
There’s something I’ve wanted to write about for the longest time, but somehow never got around to. Possibly because I was usually busy writing about all kinds of videogame bullshit. If I were sticking with ...
What *Really* Happens After Dark?
Before embarking on the godknowshowlong journey through his latest work, 1Q84, I decided to take a stab at Haruki Murakami’s second to last novel, After Dark. People had warned me against reading it citing it ...
Inspiration: The Craig Thompson Edition
For some time now I’ve thought of Portland as a creative, inspiring place. There’s a reason why, like the majestic Emperor Penguin, there is a kind of migration every summer that lands me at the ...
The PlayStation Vita: A Brave New Handheld?
As news about the Vita, PlayStation’s hopeful heir to the handheld throne, trickles out of Tokyo, I’m reminded of the book I’m reading. Now, there are many classics that I haven’t read, so before you ...
The East-West Connection
Have you ever heard of the TED Conference? TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and it’s an annual conference held in Long Beach, California and Scotland where unique thinkers (ranging from the successful sharks of ...