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Tag Archives: Reviews
On Writing Positive Reviews
Every good book is the same, but every bad book is unique in its mediocrity or, even worse, the sheer horror of its language. At least that’s the way I sometimes feel. The danger of writing a series like the … Continue reading
Quick Notes for You to Practice Your Notating Skill On
Note 1: I have a review up now on Zoland Poetry’s website. You can find my review (and the three others who share the spotlight this year) here. It’s not often I do reviews; even though I find them rewarding … Continue reading
The Rejected Review: John McWhorter’s Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
The following review is something I wrote on spec for a literary magazine, but it was rejected. Because of the HAA fellowship I got from the city of Houston, I’m no longer as worried about money and/or making a living … Continue reading
WALL-E DVD Review on-line and virus-free
Jason Myers (you can find his infrequent writing here) has finally dragged another review out of me for RevolutionSF.com. In this case, it’s one of [INSERT BLOG POST TITLE HERE, WITH SLIGHT EDITS] a movie that I loved in the … Continue reading
A hapslappy day!
Another shortness in verbiage. Although the most exciting thing to happen to me in recent days is the advent of an interview for a Poet-in-Residence position I really, really want. That happens tomorrow, 2:45 pm, and I’m excited and worried … Continue reading
I have been reviewed! (Well, City of Regret has been)
Not that this is always a good thing. In this case, yes, it is good, I deem it so. Even though the review isn’t glowingly positive. I mean, it’s positive. There are some positive elements. In general, if this review … Continue reading
Quick note, and a threat
Ha! Got you to read, diddle-I? So, the NOTE: If you’re interested in my reviews, enjoy reading them, deconstructing them, pointing out my grammatical and theoretical flaws, well, today is your LUCKY DAY since I have a review of a … Continue reading