November 2010
3 posts
My Open Letter of Prayer to the Country of Russia
The typical experience for me is to get lost in the excitement of writing something, see only its magic and surprises, and come to believe I’ve written something really good. I think, “This is amazing! The people who read this are going to love it!”
Then, when I re-read it later, sobriety sets in. Its flaws are there in sharp relief, as if a new light is shining on them. Then I...
If Elvis Costello Really Had Written the Book...
(To the tune of the pop hit, and with thanks to Maud Newton for the inspiration, and possibly the whole idea)
(Musical interlude.) Woah, oh. Oh, oh, oh … Don’t tell me you don’t know the difference Between action and exposition Or that the natural guise of truth is fiction All I wanted was to cast a waking dream Here’s the thing: It’s not as easy as it seems I...
Apologies for the Radio Silence
And then, after coming up with the perfect idea for a subject for this blog … I stopped writing in it.
Oops.
But I will be back soon. There was a bit of a hiccup in my moonlight writing career, but it’s back on track now.
— Sean