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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
I just finished "Just Write It!" by Laura Miller, in the April 11 issue, about George R. R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones. I found it very interesting, especially the parts about members of on-line fan communities. ... 8)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on April 11, 2011, 01:24:49 pm ---Jonathan Franzen's latest article "Farther Away" is on the Internet for a limited time. It tells about his sojurn on Selkirk Island reading the novel that was inspired by a Scotsman's stay there.
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I started to read this article over lunch today. I'm finding it very rewarding and thought-provoking.
Plus, I'm relieved to learn that R.E.I. sells a stainless-steel martini glass with a removable stem. No camping trip should be without one! ;D
Jeff Wrangler:
Of course, what really interested me about the Franzen article was to notice, early on, that he seems to have diagonosed my own problem: I am bored in a major way. :(
Front-Ranger:
Does this mean you'll be heading off to the Galapagos Islands without your phone, TV or computer soon, friend Jeff?
I'm reading the article The Possibilian now. Neurologists seem to have all the fun these days! A quote: "It's hard to describe the taste of a sound, the color of a smell or the scent of a feeling. (Unless, of course, you have synthesthesia--another of Eagleman's obsessions.)" I think Annie Proulx must have synthesthesia, when I read things like "flying in the bitter euphoric air"!!
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on April 23, 2011, 01:31:03 pm ---Does this mean you'll be heading off to the Galapagos Islands without your phone, TV or computer soon, friend Jeff?
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Not likely. :laugh:
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