Category Archives: Philosophy

Kill Your Babies

Posted on January 13, 2012 by arwenbicknell

No, no, not a political screed.  I’m not allowed to do those until I find a job that doesn’t require me to be strictly nonpartisan.   I’m talking here about the editing process. One of the things they teach you in … Continue reading →

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Read, Read, Read

Posted on January 9, 2012 by arwenbicknell

There’s a certain literary voice I’m quite fond of.   I guess it’s the Humorous Memoir voice.  Think Jean Shepherd, or Clarence Day, or Patrick Dennis. (Well, Patrick Dennis’ tales of Mame were fictional, but you get my meaning.) It’s the … Continue reading →

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Measure Twice, Cut Once

Posted on January 5, 2012 by arwenbicknell

Someone asked me the other day how I manage to do all the stuff I have to and squeeze in any of the stuff I want to.  Well, it helps when work is slow.  And it helps when it’s winter, … Continue reading →

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A Little Off the Sides.

Posted on January 3, 2012 by arwenbicknell

So, I’m scribbling furiously on the “collaboration” I’m doing with the kid. Still having a ball. And I think I’m keeping it inside a reasonable word count right out of the gate this time. On the other writing front, I … Continue reading →

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A Lame Excuse

Posted on December 22, 2011 by arwenbicknell

Part of writing is the ability to convey and communicate experiences. In order to do that, you need either a vivid imagination, or to have actually had some experiences. I’m working on the former and seeking out the latter.  Which … Continue reading →

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Proust Vs. the DVR.

Posted on December 8, 2011 by arwenbicknell

I’m a little jealous of my kid.  His is a pretty heedless scramble through life. Not much planning, not much foresight, not much consideration of consequences, just bouncing from A to B to C as events occur. The consequences occasionally … Continue reading →

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Fear and Ignorance

Posted on December 2, 2011 by arwenbicknell

(Props to those who recognize what that’s from.) So in my last post I lamented that I hadn’t really written anything not aimed at whoring myself out in one capacity or another.  I rectified that; I wrote yesterday. I’m 5,000 … Continue reading →

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Philosophy

Posted on November 15, 2011 by arwenbicknell

“It’s just as hard to write a bad book as a good one,”  I heard more than once as I was beating myself up on my latest endeavor.  It was actually encouraging, in a way.  That meant it was just … Continue reading →

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