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Five Emails I Sent This Morning

On January 30, 2012 By

These are all out of context – for some reason I find it fascinating and somewhat funny.

#1

Will do – hopefully have one back by end of week.

#2

Is there a good time I can come see the house this week? I’d like to check it out as a location, as I’m [...]

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(My view, in this moment.)

The flu has captured me, and I’m writing this after a bottle of Advil and some Theraflu.

It’s possible what I’m about to explain didn’t even happen and/or I’m misremembering, but I was just given soup and told a story about a children’s book.

The tale horrified me [...]

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Beware language and sex/drug content, and also I am wearing a tie, so especially look out for that.

Another thing is this Whore of Akron book comes out today, so go pick it up.

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How To Solve the NBA Lockout

On November 13, 2011 By

The answer to the title of this post is right there in this nice picture I took, and it’s orange, and round, and slippery to Steve Nash’s touch.

Captain Stern just needs to threaten to bring back the Orange Roundie, and even Etan Thomas will be like, “Whoa, whoa, wait – I guess [...]

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I was doing email and got one from someone, and there was a kid inside who was jumping in leaves.

It wasn’t a real kid – that can’t happen in email.

The kid was a kid in a picture, and I looked at it and got sad, and that’s because of the time [...]

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How To Write Book Blurbs

On October 11, 2011 By

(Yes, I am putting together the Flight of a Super Airplane cover.)

This is an actual, real serious post about writing, so go relax about something if you’re not into that.

I was going back and forth with another writer about book blurbs, i.e. those words on the back cover or in your [...]

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