Blogs about: Donald Barthelme
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Frenzied Reading
Whenever I think I’m getting better at reading fewer books at a time, I pick up another. I finished the Flannery O’Connor biography, but before I did, started the Donald Barthelme biograp… more →
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The Scheme of Life
Joseph Gouge wrote 6 days ago: The scheme of Life never knew darkness, true darkness, until the Vulgar left it gathering dust in a … more →
Donald Barthelme goes to church, 2nd floor.
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yearzerowriters wrote 2 weeks ago: [BEGINNING NOTE: The only two things Barthelme ever loved about churches: the Dominance and the arc … more →
Donald Barthelme--"The Balloon" from Unspeakable Practices, Unnatural Acts (1968)
Paul wrote 4 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: TINDERSTICKS-What is a Man (2000). This is a soundtrack to a TV mini-series called The … more →
The Plot Against Novels
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Taylor Bright wrote 1 month ago: I’m not the only one to pick up on Philip Roth’s gloomy prediction for the novel. io9 ha … more →
The Dead Father by Donald Barthelme
ireadnow wrote 1 month ago: The Dead Father is dead. I killed it. I don’t know how I did it, but I did, it’s done, I read Barthe … more →
the opening of donald barthelme's snow white
peter wrote 1 month ago: SHE is a tall dark beauty containing a great many beauty spots: one above the br … more →
Heroes and Villains, The Dead Father, And Another Thing..., Angle of Yaw
ireadnow wrote 1 month ago: This is probably the most diverse group of books that I’ve ever purchased in the space of a we … more →
Donald Barthelme--"Among the Beanwoods," "Heather," "Pandemonium" (Harper's, November 2007)
Paul wrote 1 month ago: SOUNDTRACK: JILL SOBULE-California Years (2009). So Jill Sobule had the first hit single called … more →
phillip lopate on sontag's shallow america
peter wrote 1 month ago: Sontag on American writers: ”I think I learned a lot about punctuation and speed from Donald … more →
Bad Bet
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Mark Athitakis wrote 1 month ago: Narrative magazine’s Web site has an essay by Joyce Carol Oates on her literary mentors— … more →
"Write what you don't know about what you know": Wisdom from Clark Blaise
Beryl wrote 4 months ago: I’m reading a collection of Clark Blaise’s essays, and I’m captivated by his thoug … more →
Second Annual Donald Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
brevity wrote 4 months ago: Named in honor of Gulf Coast’s founder, the Donald Barthelme Prize awards $500 and publication … more →
"I decided I knew nothing."
evankerry wrote 5 months ago: When I was in high school I got in trouble during Physical Science class. I was a freshman and didn … more →
May 2009
Joe wrote 5 months ago: Books read: The Moviegoer, Walker Percy The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain The Killer Ins … more →
A Good Fishy Smell, Not Bad Fishy Smell
mattbriggs wrote 5 months ago: Smells Like Fish At dusk yesterday I was tired of reading. I’ve been reading a great deal, and I was … more →
My kind of class
Jess wrote 5 months ago: Continuing the tired old conversation of should creative writing be taught? (yes) and can you teach … more →
Funtime
eldritch00 wrote 6 months ago: I laughed hard at Lost Comics of the Golden Age, especially when I reached the fifth page. Among oth … more →
Meandering, rambling and then Donald Bartheleme.
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tneal wrote 6 months ago: Cover of Ulysses I have often thought of publishing stuff in hard-copy. Friend’s works. Stuf … more →
I am in love with Donald Barthelme
iheartya wrote 6 months ago: So, I just finished reading D.B.’s “The School”, and not only is it absolutely per … more →
