Daily Archives: May 31, 2011

As you may remember, I’m reading Mario Vargas Llosa’s Letters to a Young Novelist. In it, he has an image of the literary vocation that I think is both brilliant and profoundly disturbing. Here it is: “Your decision to claim … Continue reading →

I’m so sick. I woke up this morning coughing, with an aching throat. I know, you don’t need to tell me. You’re not the first person to point out that I’m pushing myself too hard. But tomorrow is June 1st, … Continue reading →