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in a state

July 29th, 2008

map detail

I keep referring here to this upcoming anthology that I did an essay for, State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America. But I feel like I haven’t explained it properly. If you click that link you’ll go to the review Publisher’s Weekly just did. It describes the project very concisely and coherently. Plus my essay gets a nice little mention.

The image above is a detail of the map that accompanies my piece.

Okay, I get it now.

July 27th, 2008

melissa etheridge in VT

Perhaps it will not surprise you to learn that a hornrimmed, IKEA instruction-manual fetishizing geek such as myself has never been a big devotee of the rock and roll. But last night I went to a Melissa Etheridge concert, and I was…how do you say…rocked out. Read the rest of this entry »

A Paean (to IKEA) and a Pradakshina

July 25th, 2008

Gustav IKEA

I’m almost done with my office reorganization, which I began a month ago. The last stage was putting together this desk I ordered from IKEA. When I got Read the rest of this entry »

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