Category: Ink Dribblers
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Author Atwood invents 'magic' pen
This is Margaret Atwood – the woman who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale. She got tired of going on book tours and decided to do something about it! Author Margaret Atwood…
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Update on Incredible Fukn.US Essay Contest
Okay guys, a couple of questions came up and I want to make sure the answers are available. 1) What is the deadline for submitting esssays? Answer: Since the Winners…
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Arundhati Roy on Bush in India: "Just Not Welcome"
I am a big fan of Arundhati Roy’s writing and of her political sentiments. Here’s a lovely example of both. (And if you haven’t, read her heartbreaking The God of…
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Lost revives Irish novel interest
Move over Oprah – there’s a new literary-promotion-machine in town. The book is described as …”the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle…
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Vonnegut writes of 'contempt' for Bush
B*** actually did something good… I’m excited to read this. Vonnegut might not be razor sharp anymore – when he appeared on the Daily Show some months back, it appeared…
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US author's sales jump after Osama mentions book
Now, if only Osama Bin Laden would tell people they can find lots of the books they need to read at http://www.fuknbooks.com cd US author’s sales jump after Osama mentions…
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From the margins of society, a lust for literature
I am sometimes guilty of using my friends as a window to the world…this is, of course, hardly a cross section of any society. My friends are generally highly educated,…
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Ben Franklin Turns 300: Twice – Yahoo! News
This is one of those great stories that gets squashed under the crush of history….imagine those people rioting to get their 11 days back….I believe it would happen..even today cd…
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Master and Margarita overcomes "curse" to reach small screen
A previous film adaptation “disappeared” from the director’s home. A TV adaptation of cult novel The Master and Margarita has become a ratings hit in Russia despite superstition that it…
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Chris Elliott…author?
Now theres something about Chris Elliott that makes me say EWWWWW! I think it has a lot to do with his imagination….I bet this is good….. cd STLtoday – Entertainment…
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Death Penalty
Thanks to David Stacey for writing and letting me know about his newest article at Stacynet.com I did not get my Spaghetti-O’s, I got spaghetti. I want the press to…
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A cool reader writes in…
Got this letter a few days ago and am slowly exploring all the great links….thanks man…. cd Just wanted to take this time to introduce myself and to tip my…
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Snoop Dogg Rallies Behind Nobel Literature Prize Nominated & Community Activist Stanley
The death penalty is pretty harsh. Sure the guy did some terrible stuff, but then, he has done some pretty amazing stuff too. Keeping this guy alive sends a much…
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Summarize a novel in 25 words
This came from my friend Leon. I love it. Especially the Bukowski reference. When I got out of the Marine Corps, the guys I served with decided to forego the…
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The Philosopher's Bum Chapter 1 (part 2)
**Note,** If you haven’t read the introduction and the first part of chapter 1, please be sure to do so they are posted below….thx. Chapter 1 (part 2) The world…
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The Philosopher's Bum–Introduction
Indeed, I am off to a late start. Here is the first installment in my new novel. It is short, but the story begins now….please let me know what you…
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The Literary Darwinists – New York Times
This is a fascinating look at the evolution of literature. On that note, I have hit delays in writing my novel this month “The Philosopher’s Bum.” Sometimes life is like…
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What people are emailing me about Rough Living: An Urban Survival Manual
I am overwhelmed you guys….I had no idea I could affect people in such a great way. I am proud. I am honored. And it is humbling…..thanks. I’ve left the…
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ARS Electronica CENTER
Okay folks…check this out…why isn’t this more popular than the x-box? If you’ve ever read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card…doesn’t this ring a bell? ARS Electronica CENTER Enter the…
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Hunter S Thompson's widow on a lonely legacy
Funny how long ago February seems…I remember how pissed I was upon hearing about Hunter’s suicide. Suicide sucks too. Sure, there are times when it is right…Kevorkian style…but HST wasn’t…
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How to Write a Novel in 30 Days…
(Lena just sent me this…I have registered and am going to write my novel “The Philosopher’s Bum” throughout November…cd) How to Write a Novel in 5 Easy Steps: by, Lisa…
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Moment of literary wonder….Haruki Murakami: On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning
(My friend Leon introduced me to Murakami a while back…….click on the link and read the whole story…cd) One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable…
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A revolution of the Soul…The Beats
(Thanks Shaun…I dig this..cd) âThe Beats were not programmatically political, but were utopian in their belief that artists â citizens would be the leaders of a new society.â? The “Beat…
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Knot Language…Inca So
WASHINGTON – Three figure-eight knots tied into strings may be the first word from the ancient Inca in centuries. While the Incan empire left nothing that would be considered writing…
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The Irascible Prophet: V. S. Naipaul at Home – New York Times
I was first introduced to V.S. Naipaul in the Pual Thoreaux book, In Sir Vidia’s Shadow, which documented the turbulent friendship of the two men. Later I read “A Bend…
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