Posted Jan 21 2011 in cyber-bullying, social networking
During my lunch hour, I happened across a blog post by SI.com columnist Jeff Pearlman, in which he describes an upsetting reply from a disgruntled fan in response to a column he wrote about Jeff Bagwell and the Baseball Hall of Fame. The condensed version is the responder was snarky and vulgar and had included […]
Read More...Posted Jan 20 2011 in fiction, What I'm Reading
NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro is a tough book to review without divulging spoilers. I’ll do my best. Set in Britain and narrated by “Kathy,” one of three friends raised at a desirable boarding school called Hailsham, the story’s flashbacks seem to indicate the book is about the friendships forged when Kathy, […]
Read More...Posted Jan 17 2011 in fiction, social networking
On Monday, January 10th, my phone rang. It was the call every writer dreams of. An agent offered representation. To me! The first thing I did upon hanging up the phone was turn to Twitter to post a shouty capitals announcement: I GOT THE CALL! Was I bragging? No, I was sharing. It’s been a […]
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