Monthly Archives: February 2008

Wrong Again

2/27/2008 – 10:03 pm

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Right, so a few days back I said I was burned out on fiction workshops. And tonight I had one of the best workshop sessions of my life.
I was worried because this story was pretty experimental for me. It doesn’t follow a neat arc, the language is intentionally sexist (it includes [...]

By Trent | Posted in School, Writing | Comments (1)

Una Aventura Amorosa Vieja (an Old Love Affair)

2/27/2008 – 12:08 am

Brother Todd and I have agreed to make standing Skype appointments to speak Spanish on Monday and Friday mornings. I was amazed at how hard it was to speak Spanish for a half-hour after months away without practice, and it’s no less amazing how much easier it was the second and third times. [...]

By Trent | Posted in School, Spanish | Comments (2)

A Vote For Rhetoric

2/25/2008 – 1:07 pm

Last Tuesday Wisconsin held their primary and, if you hadn’t noticed, Barack Obama won. I voted for him in case you’re wondering. I don’t love Obama and I don’t hate Hilary. I accept the fact that I’ll be voting for the Democrat regardless who gets the nomination.
One thing that bothers me is [...]

By Trent | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)

Breaking Into the Top Four

2/24/2008 – 12:58 pm

Yipee! Spurs beat Chelski in the Carling Cup Final!

Obviously, Spurs aren’t anywhere near breaking into the top four in the league due to their shocking early season form, yet I count this win as a breaking in of sorts as the “top four” have dominated the cup competitions in England for years.
The last twelve [...]

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O’d

2/22/2008 – 2:22 pm

Last night I couldn’t sleep (an all-too-common affliction for me) and started thinking about Oulipian constraints and Christian Bök’s work, who I mentioned a few days ago. For some reason, I started thinking about sentences that only feature a single vowel, the letter ‘o.’ Here’s what I came up with:

* Goons shoot dollops [...]

By Trent | Posted in Writing | Comments (0)

A New Love & Workshopitis

2/21/2008 – 12:33 pm

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Isn’t it nice when you find new authors that you instantly adore? That’s been my reaction to a couple of the writers we’ve read in my Native American Novel class. I want to read some more James Welch, but the author I have really developed a crush on is Louise Erdrich. [...]

By Trent | Posted in Reading, School, Writing | Comments (0)

Writing with Style

2/20/2008 – 10:54 am

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Have I mentioned how much I like my classes this semester? Thought so, but it’s worth repeating. I think what appeals to me so much (besides the terrific subject matter) is the fact that two of the professors take time to address professional development, and all of them have urged us [...]

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Tuesday Linkage

2/19/2008 – 3:58 pm

2 UPDATES @ 9:00 PM
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1) The link for the light graffiti is wrong below. Check out this one instead.
2) The other writer’s rule—don’t name your character something stupid like Ichabod or name the cat Pussums. Look, there might be people named Ichabod and cats named Pussums, but they don’t belong in your story. [...]

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Winter Whining in Perspective

2/18/2008 – 12:05 pm

Lest ye think I exaggerate or have little recourse for complaint regarding the snowfall this winter, I hope these two pictures suggest that I have good reason.

The above is the car in the driveway. Note that the shovel to the right is about four feet tall. That would make that snow bank pushed against [...]

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Winter is a Drag (or a Pull)

2/18/2008 – 9:45 am

Madison broke the old snowfall record last week. Anybody notice that it’s only mid-February? I had some choice blue language for the weather this Sunday when we got about three inches of slush atop a layer of the snow that iced over on Thursday. Peachy! Oh, and our “flurries” this morning [...]

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