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Scenes from a Marriage (A Jacke Wilson Objectino)
Back by popular demand… it’s an Objectino! This time, a scene from a marriage…. A JACKE WILSON OBJECTINO* HIM: Okay, I think I’ll head out to the dentist’s office. HER: Already? Your appointment’s not for twenty minutes. It takes ten minutes to get there. HIM: Well, by the time I park, get checked in… HER: You… Continue reading
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Calling All NaNoWriMoers! Tell Us Your First Line and Win a Free Book!
Don’t cross the streams! Don’t cross the streams! Well, guess what? [waiting] I’m crossing the streams! What are these streams? First: the fabulous contest we’re running on the best opening sentences ever. You can still enter that one if you want. And second: our full-throated support for National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo. We renewed our… Continue reading
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Good Luck NaNoWriMoers!
It’s National Novel Writing Month! And once again, I’m astounded by people who hate this project. (Has Laura Miller written her annual screed yet? I can’t wait.) Here’s a post from a while back: NaNoWriMo: A Full-Throated Defense What better way to tune up than to pull your favorite book off the shelf, study the… Continue reading
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Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe (and Annette Jung)
Enjoy! And of course, don’t miss our own Edgar Allan Poe / Simpsons tribute. (No, not the one you’re thinking of. Think House of Usher, not The Raven.) Continue reading
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Greatest First Lines Ever – Contest Update!
Wow, the contest to win a free book by telling me your favorite first line is going really well. Thanks to everyone for your comments, emails, voicemails, and speakpipe recordings. The entries are fabulous, especially the ones I get to hear read in your own voice. And at the end I get to give away books –… Continue reading
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A Contest! Tell Me Your Favorite First Line and Win a Free Book
Here we go! We’ve spent enough time agonizing over whether Literature Is Dying. Let’s put that on hold for now. Instead, let’s celebrate the greatest geniuses and most powerful books we can imagine. And let’s do that by focusing on the Greatest First Lines of all time. What’s the criteria for a great first line? It’s up… Continue reading
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Sneak Preview: Nietzsche Stands in Trembling Awe…
What inspired Nietzsche? Strong, powerful stories about strong, powerful characters. Seizers of the day. Grabbers of life by the throat. Wrestlers with the human condition. Where did he find them? In the Jewish `Old Testament’, the book of divine justice, there are men, things and speeches of so grand a style that Greek and Indian… Continue reading
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Restless Mind Show #1 – Comedy and Authority
The Restless Mind Show! Jacke and Gar take a break from the history of literature to examine the nature of comedy and what makes us laugh. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:36 — 35.4MB) Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Continue reading
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Is Literature Dying?
Okay, the new podcast is off to a great start! Many thanks to all the listeners, wherever you are, and whoever you may be. It seems that a lot of you have the same question I do: Is literature dying? I know what you’re thinking: sounds like a straw man! I get it, I get it.… Continue reading
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The Cane (A History of Jacke in 100 Objects #32)
He was of average height and build, with blond hair and a disconcerting smile: his mouth expanded, his teeth flashed white, but his eyes expressed no joy or excitement. At best they looked nervous and slightly desperate, like those of an animal caught in a trap. At worst they looked dulled over, like the animal resigned… Continue reading
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