No energy to write today, so here is a batch o’ good reads for a lazy Sunday: – In the cover story of today’s NYT Magazine, Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here; The Other Side of the River), one of those rare journalists who writes like a sociologist, investigates a relatively new program that [...]
Also tagged class, gang violence, health inequality, media, Obama, raceThis morning, as I walked home in the rain after voting at the grade school down the street, I remembered that I never followed up on my promise to write about why I so strongly favor Obama over Clinton. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time or energy to do it justice this morning. Then I [...]
Also tagged Obama, politics* Major congrats to Amy, the far more talented half of the Purcell household, for landing a story in the latest issue of Storyglossia. She’s five-for-five in getting her short stories published. In a weird twist of fate, another one of the authors in this issue was the facilitator of a writing workshop Amy did [...]
Also tagged Amy, fiction, movies, music, Obama, politics, U2