Monthly Archives: February 2012

In a recent essay on The Awl, Maria Bustillos said something that resonated with me: “The key difference between Fyodor Dostoevsky and Violet Winspear is—the beard, obviously, but in terms of literary production, the difference is that the latter is thinking more about you, the reader, whereas the former is thinking more about himself, the…

Here in California, we have two seasons: rainy season and fire season. Where the edges of those two meet, you have spring and fall, but only briefly, before you get to the main event, both of which last for months. This year, though, we seem to have dispensed with winter and are having a nice…