Category Archives: reading & writing

Thinking Meat

Posted on Jan. 22, 2011 by Jody

I’ve posted about this before but it’s worthy: Read Terry Bisson‘s excellent story They’re Made Out Of Meat for free. It’s about the absurdity of meat that can think.

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Access the OED for Free

Posted on Jan. 10, 2011 by Jody

Access the online edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) for free until February 5, 2011 using this login: User: trynewoed Password: trynewoed Now how cool is that?! (via kottke.org)

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Paul Auster’s Take on the Legacy of G.W. Bush

Posted on Jan. 9, 2011 by Phillip

Paul Auster’s 2008 novel, Man in The Dark, imagines the United States falling into civil war after the election of George W. Bush. So the tragedies of Iraq, kidnappings and beheadings, the World Trade Center, Afghanistan — everything that happened … Continue reading →

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Looking for Help on Paul Auster’s “Invisible”

Posted on Sep. 24, 2010 by Phillip

I finished Paul Auster’s 2009 novel, Invisible, a few days ago and I’m not sure what to think of it. Again, it’s Paul Auster writing about a character that is himself thinly disguised — himself as a university student in … Continue reading →

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Review of Paul Auster’s “Mr Vertigo”

Posted on Mar. 24, 2010 by Phillip

I finished reading Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster today and it’s an excellent read. It’s about a guy who learns to levitate and earns a living in a travelling road show. The narrator’s language is free and loose and the … Continue reading →

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