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Pardon, merely correcting SFG's miscalculation.

It says her schedule ends at 2 a.m., which gives her a 15-hour period of study, give or take. That's just what it says--I don't advocate it. This reminds me of Rudolf Steiner's theosophy and related Waldorf schools, which are relatively widespread and about 100 years old. Bunch of doo, IMO...

Such a sad sad thread.

Better than The Alienist, other Caleb Carr, is The Quincunx by Charles Palliser. It's a book that should be much better known. To me, Carr's books have the feel of contemporary characters and stories 'set' in an earlier time, so they ring very falsely in dialogue and character's movitations...

Ha. I don't even try to keep up with what she's done lately. I just occasionally pick up one of her books. Among others, I remember reading American Appetites, Because It is Bitter, and Triumph of the Spider Monkeys. Half of what she's written is already out of print.

Isn't that by Shirley Jackson? Also, Oates isn't really known for her short stories, though I've read 6 or 7 of her full-length novels.

I like Shade's list. I think in this league or better yet are: Robert Graves Jean Stafford Ring Lardner (for those who like Hemingway or N. West) John Cheever Somone fairly new who I'm planning to read soon is: Mark Helprin, Pacific and Other Stories Just read Alice...

American Girl doll and Monica Lewinsky? Or maybe it's a Lewinsky doll?

Yowza, this is really testing the limits of my Franglais, but I'm getting a kind of "I'm rubber, you're glue" kind of message here, ,what with all the ears full of cotton. Nice one.

You can do worse than that, StillI. I'm sure of it. :) Voila! Une Poeme Terrible 'Vous êtes lamé' Vous me parlez 'Je ne t'aime pas. Nous ons finis.' Regardez-la Vous êtes stupide Donnez-moi Pas de cupide.

My True Love's Arse Okey dokey, here's my barfly's sonnet from yesterday. It's English-flavoured, for the pub crowd. Are you out there, Freya?? I need your stamp of approval: My True Love's Arse My true love's arse with brewer's best pint grows And belly broadens, filled with hops and...

Points for Brokebacking!! Ell is nominated for the Golden Gob.

Uh Huh, that's right baby. You are the V-master, Occlith. This is disgusting. Well done. :)

Or you could stick up under your armpit, StillI.. .

Has it been a year already? My, how times flies . . . I hope last year's contributors will make a reappearance. Here's one I wrote today and posted over at the Palimp: (apologies to Will Shaks.) Shall I compare thee to a roasted ham? Though are as salty, not as pink Thy flesh is not as firm...

There's a great interview from 1995 of John Le Carre, in front of a live audience. The interviewer is George Plimpton of the Paris Review. Really worth listening to. http://www.parisreview.com/viewaudio.php/prmMID/5276

January Finished Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje Symptoms of Withdrawal by Christopher Kennedy Lawford Runaway and other stories by Alice Munro No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy A Cold Case by Philip Gorevitch Read in part Ulysses by James Joyce...

Oh, if only I could edit this post, I would spell this libel. Any mods want to do me a fave?

The way I see it is that every big publisher of memoirs has their legal dept. review the MS for potential liable. Now they have one more thing to worry about. They will probably ask their authors to sign legal waivers (disobliging the publisher of any responsibility) and also sign something on...

Yeah, Doug, I read about him. He brings to mind the infamous Ward Churchill, another fake Indian.