There is this Cambria Press, whose general editor is Román de la Campa, and it requires no subsidy … and it has a book on Central American avant-garde narrative. Here is its complete list. The University of New Mexico is bringing out a book about Navajo hero twins, by Nolan Karras James, and other interesting … More Book notes for June
Not-writing is like a bath running. In other words: I am not entirely happy about certain offers to come here and give workshops, because the Herculean amount of planning and organization it would take to fund and publicize these events would impede my own research and writing. I must find a way to keep this … More Not-writing is like a bath running
I went to Puerto Rico expecting to relax and concentrate, but mostly listened to people and was fragmented by newness. Now I have to go to Louisville, and then here, and then to Alexandria (LA), and here, and Angola (LA), and here, and I want to go to New Orleans. Then I go to Denver, … More La méditation, et la tranquilité
I went to LASA in Puerto Rico and visiting this colony, or country was an interesting experience I have not yet assimilated. I am going to pay for it by grading the AP examination in Louisville, so I will be gone again and in a foreign place again. I repeat that everything in my life … More Les voyages, et les motivational tricks
Meanwhile — what day should I order those shoes? To try to have them arrive June 5 … or June 17 … or even wait until then to order them in the first place? (What if they disappear in the meantime?) This resembles frivolity, but is not. Axé.
I am looking for a desk or table 28″ high and these are not easy to find, despite this being one of the recommended heights for desks. I have found these amazing table legs, however. Then there is this, which I do not love, but it is only 27″ high and I could truly love … More La table
Someone suggested we write an essay, an ideological intervention, against the reconfiguration of the university as workforce preparation. It appears that already in the 1950s it was noted that Americans had been trained to work, but not to live. Entertainment is the opium of these masses, so that they are not energized to seek more … More Fragments
There is a new study on colonial nervousness. This is, of course, not a new topic. Our condition in Maringouin is also colonial, and this is likely the source of our nerves (Maringouin being one of the more nervous places I have lived). Axé.
Consider this. Axé.
Lope de Vega composed it in 1631, when he was 68. This performance was realized in the Globe Theatre, in 2014. The play is now 384 years old. Axé.
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