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Wise Words: Didion's Commencement Address at UC Riverside in 1975
Thinking Woman In a commencement address at the University of California, Riverside, in 1975, Didion offered a general imperative that still illuminates her own disposition, even in the darkest time… more →
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Play it as it Lays
marycecelia wrote 5 months ago: As I was reading this book, I was reminded of The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West and Good Morni … more →
Growing Pains
Carla Fran wrote 5 months ago: Dear Millicent, I am supposed to be writing up some grand paperwork, which means that I am eating pe … more →
Wise Words: Didion's Commencement Address at UC Riverside in 1975
Admin wrote 5 months ago: Thinking Woman In a commencement address at the University of California, Riverside, in 1975, Didi … more →
great quotes stolen from Elizabeth at http://ringsofgrain.blogspot.com/
bob wrote 7 months ago: “THE ONE WAY OF TOLERATING EXISTENCE IS TO LOSE ONESELF IN LITERATURE AS IN A PERPETUAL ORGY. … more →
Didion Speaks: "It took me a long time to realize I was trying to come to terms with my failure to understand"
Admin wrote 7 months ago: The reports are in on Joan Didion’s reading in Cleveland: Writer Joan Didion, whose spare, pie … more →
Author Joan Didion comes to Cleveland for Writers Center Stage series
Admin wrote 7 months ago: From Cleveland.com In her 1968 book of essays called “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” Joan … more →
Romantic Mood
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Kathryn Ciano wrote 7 months ago: Just because I don’t always agree with him doesn’t mean I can’t adore Obama’ … more →
On Joan Didion - An essay in two parts
canbui wrote 7 months ago: Part 2 The White Album, written in the decade between ‘68 and ’78, follows atomization to the person … more →
Where nothing appears easy
zoeruiz wrote 8 months ago: I found out MIA was playing at Coachella and wanted to see her but couldn’t afford the ticket. … more →
No Slouching: A Fresh Look At Yeats As Playwright
Admin wrote 8 months ago: W. B. Yeats Dwight Garner has an article in today’s Times about a theatrical revisiting of Yea … more →
On Joan Didion - An essay in two parts
canbui wrote 8 months ago: PART 1 I can count the number of times I’ve started Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s 100 Years o … more →
Irony - Now, More Than Ever
mmwm wrote 1 year ago: At least, that’s what Joan Didion seemed to say, per a NYT article, at a talk she gave a week … more →
joan didion and the election
happyprescriptions wrote 1 year ago: joan didion wrote that awesome book about l.a. and a woman who goes crazy in it. here’s a grea … more →
After Henry
emilydeprang wrote 1 year ago: Hiya. Some of you may have noticed that I write essays. So far, I’ve only written essays for t … more →
Fireworks
Mindie Kniss wrote 1 year ago: I am like a little kid when it comes to fireworks. I cannot help the foolish grin as they’re e … more →
The Santa Ana [wildfire]
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nerdlette wrote 1 year ago: My beloved Santa Barbara is once again up in flames. Whenever wildfires hit the area, I inevitably r … more →
So Far
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Planet Books wrote 2 years ago: I am about halfway done with “The Year Of Magical Thinking” and I sure hope this woman h … more →
Welcome To The New Home Of PLANET BOOKS!!
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Planet Books wrote 2 years ago: Due to some technical difficulties over at Live Journal, Planet Books has moved to Word Press. I ho … more →
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