The more time goes by, the less I like people currently attending MFA programs. Mostly, they remind me of me at that stage of my “career” — full of themselves, unquestioning of the importance of whatever they’re doing (writing “experimental” prose poems or some variation of the “short short,” most likely), oblivious to the world waiting for them when they [...]
More ...Posts Tagged ‘clint eastwood’
“Deserve’s Got Nothing to Do With It” (Part Deux)
Apr 27, 2010
11:55 pm
Filed under:"cat" litter, "rugged individualism", clint eastwood, creative writing industry, unforgiven
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.”
Apr 02, 2010
12:09 am
Filed under:"rugged individualism", bullshitting, charles reznikoff, clint eastwood, dental care, james booker, kerouac, my toothbrush, stephen crane, unforgiven
The toothbrush I bought when I got here had a single bristle that didn’t get cut properly at the toothbrush factory; it was twice as long as it needed to be, and it was tickling my gums unpleasantly every time I brushed. This afternoon, after suffering with it for more than a week, I finally [...]
More ...