Author: Alex Irvine
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A Chance to Do Some Good
My sister-in-law writes: We need your help! We’ve applied for a grant to help connect 10 libraries in Kenya, and the top 10 finalists are chosen through an open vote! You can learn more about our work by visiting our website: http://www.mariaslibraries.org. Vote for Maria’s Libraries! Just register, click on the link below, register and…
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If You Were Following This Blog…
…I just changed all of the settings because there was something wrong with them, so now you have to follow it all over again. The widget is down and to the right.
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Five People Who Made Me Want to Be a Writer
This question is not the same as my five favorite writers or the five writers I admire the most. Also, it’s possible that if asked tomorrow, I might change two or three of the names. But here are today’s five: Harlan EllisonStephen KingJack KirbyDon MartinSam Shepard Who are yours?
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Some Questions about the Appification of Buyout
Nobody at Random House told me that Buyout was going to be an app. I’ve never talked to anyone at ScrollMotion, who designed the app. There are many things I don’t know. Why is Buyout twice as expensive, for example, as some of the other books on the list? (It’s $16.99. Worth every penny, I…
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Lit Mags Are Dead. Long Live Lit Mags. But Maybe Not Pure Psychological Realism.
Everyone with an interest in fiction should read this piece at Mother Jones, if you haven’t already. Times are hard for litmags (most of them, anyway; but more about that in a sec). This piece has been out for a while, but I’m thinking about this now because it’s gotten tied up in my head…
Crooked House Fictions 