Gustave Flaubert: “Be orderly in your life, and ordinary like a bourgeois, in order to be violent and original in your works." William Styron (pictured above): "In depression this faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the foreknowledge that no remedy will come-… Continue reading Writing by dead writers, William Styron and Gustave Flaubert
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Writing by Dead Writers, Townes Van Zandt
Poncho and Lefty (Music after words) Living on the road my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath's as hard as kerosene You weren't your mama's only boy But her favorite one it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into… Continue reading Writing by Dead Writers, Townes Van Zandt
Indian Summer in Michigan
Wind blows from the south and the north, the fall flower stands still. Semi trucks over saw dust up broken fire escapes, black cats behind the city. The power lines are always forgotten. Windmill hammered down and put together, when up they spin, when up they look like robots. Bright lights pass down the road behind you, the… Continue reading Indian Summer in Michigan
Say it again.
Everything has been done before, and many times this is a very true statement. Even so, this should never stop you from creating your art with your words, because you're part of a history of writers and beings and cultures. The world hasn't been jotted down with your eyes yet. What is now happening can be found in… Continue reading Say it again.
Writing Notes, Fall 2012
Page of various Notes from the Writer's Almanac. “I think writing is, by definition, an optimistic act.” —Michael Cunningham Autry wrote the Ten Cowboy Commandments, in which he advised young listeners that a cowboy must "be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals," "help people in distress," and "never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. ""I… Continue reading Writing Notes, Fall 2012
Adventures In American Writing 