I don’t think I’ve ever been quite so busy.  I applied to a prestigious writer’s workshop last night.  I should hear back in the next couple of weeks.  I’ll reveal more details then, for better or for worse. Reading takes time, and since my free reading time is at a premium,  books are investments.  I’d [...]

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You wouldn’t think that I’d have a soft spot for Teddy Roosevelt.  I’m a pacifist and detest cowboy machismo.  At the same time, I love his boundless energy, his turn of the century nerdiness, and his populist, trust-busting ways.  The Wikipedia entry says that he read “tens of thousands of books” (it also says he [...]

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