writing

  • Updates to the Blog

    Pretty much the only element of this site I’ve been keeping properly updated is the What I’m Reading section—where I archive the best articles I’ve read and, starting this year, keep a running list of books I’ve read (good or bad). It’s useful for my reference, but otherwise it hasn’t served much of a purpose…

  • With Apologies to My Typewriter

    We’re off to a rocky start. I’m writing right now, but not on you. You’re sitting quietly underneath my bed. Your case is gathering dust and beating off bugs. We haven’t rendezvoused in months — and even then, it was only a quickie. I tickled your keys for a passing moment and succeeded only in producing a…

  • Bike Crash

    I crashed on a bike today. Really crashed. Head-first over the handlebars, DNA on the pavement crashed. I borrowed my friend’s fixed-gear to run a quick errand this afternoon. I live in Washington, DC, and my route took me along the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. It’s a holiday weekend, so the…