A surprise awaited me when I returned from vacation last Thursday. In truth, it was only a surprise because I had forgotten it was there, but the effect was the same. A nasty stack of cartons containing a run of a periodical that, in a weak moment before my departure, I had purchased from a […] More >>
Ramblin’
It’s a lush, drizzly August morning. I’m listening to Ornette Coleman’s wonderful “Ramblin’” and doing a little rambling of my own, brain unhitched, looking out my window at exploding green. Next thing I know, I’m thinking about the life cycle of books and manuscripts. Then I’m thinking of GWC colleague Ammiel Alcalay and his innovative […] More >>