What I’m Reading Now: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

It is the first novel in a long time in which I read the whole book in one day with great interest. It is a thrilling and deep novel and gave me many private epiphanies about the direction of life I was undertaking. I always knew, even before I read the novel, that I had … Continue reading →

My Brother’s Complaints about tale of Despereaux the Movie

Upon seeing the trailer. (ahem) (takes a deep breath) WHY IS THERE A GENIE MADE OF FRUIT? WHY IS THE COOK A MALE? WHY IS DESPEREAUX  OBSESSED WITH CHEESE? HE DOESN’T LIKE CHEESE, NO REAL MOUSE LIKES CHEESE! WHY IS HE EATING FUCKING CHEESE! IT’S LIKE THEY DIDN’T EVEN READ THE BOOK? NO, WORSE. IT’S … Continue reading →

Awkward Day

Hey guys… I know that I said this post was going to be the third part of the Improvised story, but I’m not done the third part…and, well, I kind of have something I wanted to post…so instead of the story, here’s a funny little tale. I was at Indigo just a moment ago. To … Continue reading →

The Word “Said”

Here is a tip. Say said. Say asked. Don’t say replied, explained, questioned, exclaimed. It is not necessary. It really isn’t. Watch. “The truck’s full of What?” he said “The truck’s full of What?” he exclaimed. To those of you who don’t see a difference, or the few who like the bottom, that’s fine. This post … Continue reading →