Our uncertainty about any ending is all the more reason why we should look at the recent past with holstered hubris, not revolutionary fervor.
Until the news of his death arrives, Art Garfunkel lives in the specific limbo of the used-to-be-famous. He does not currently record, perform, act, or write. But he is very much alive on the internet.
A writer’s life is full of moments when you feel you’re starting from absolute scratch.
Writing is always partly artifice, a lie — a selection and arrangement of some things, the omission of others. Truth, in a straightforward sense anyway, can be beside the point.
In the Universe of Wonders and Astonishments
If we consider 1968 as the apex of the Baby Boomer’s revolutionary spirit, 40 years later many people are still engaged in the shoving contest known as the culture wars over who was right, and more importantly, how we should live our lives.
Need is essential to be a writer.
Writing has given me my life! No negative effects.
It would be impossible for me to describe how out of the scope of my intelligence this question is. I write stories about herpes scares and getting colonics.
This is a story about everyone on earth whose name is not George Saunders. Since you are likely one of these humans, I hope you enjoy the attention.
Being a writer is like being a cockroach — there’s a lot of competition, though one rarely sees a skinny cockroach.