It was like two
It was like two drunks in a back alley throwing punches at each other. Eamon
Back Alleys
But I always liked
But I always liked side-paths, little dark back-alleys behind the main road- there one finds adventures and surprises, and precious metal in the dirt. Fyodor Dostoevsky
That moment – to
That moment – to this … may be years in the way they measure, but it’s only one sentence back in my mind – there are so many days when living stops and pulls up and sits and waits like a train on the rails. I pass the hotel at 8 and at 5; there … Read more
Down in Texas, Rick
Down in Texas, Rick Perry announced he will not run for reelection. He said ‘I executed one last woman, that fertilizer plant exploded, I returned abortions to back alleys where it belongs, my work here is done.’ I think that’s what he said, he was chewing a crayon. Bill Maher
My mother imparted her
My mother imparted her daily truths so she could help my older brothers and me rise above our circumstances. We lived in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn’t think we were poor. My bowl was always full, three … Read more
As I see it,
As I see it, a successful story of any kind should be almost like hypnosis: You fascinate the reader with your first sentence, draw them in further with your second sentence and have them in a mild trance by the third. Then, being careful not to wake them, you carry them away up the back … Read more