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Asking questions can lead you to new places. Writing helps bring you to answers. And more questions.
Here, I’ve collected writings on a number of topics. Sometimes they’ve been published elsewhere, and other times they’re just for this blog.
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In creative writing classes, people say many things that make little to no sense. It turns out that, no matter how much someone loves to read and write, most people are ill-equipped to talk about writing (want proof? Read Billy Collins’ poem “Workshop”). It’s easier to talk about craft in those lower-level composition classes. You can…
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When I told my friend Ben that there was a petting zoo at the pumpkin patch, he was mildly amused. But once we arrived, one animal in particular made him ecstatic, chanting its name like some sort of charismatic worshiper. He said: “Llama! Llama! Llama!” I thought it was strange that he was so obsessed…
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I’m already behind. I’m doing this thing called Think Kit. It’s a month of writing prompts to jump start your blog, and a local company called Small Box curates it. I did the first prompt, but dropped the ball yesterday when I received this: What did you change your mind about this year? Was it a big deal – the…
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You were never …
You were never no locomotive, Sunflower, you were a sunflower! And you locomotive, you are a locomotive, forget me not! Allen Ginsberg, “Sunflower Sutra”
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On going to the library quite often…
I wrote a blog for Metonymy Media, the copy writing company where I’m an intern. It’s about being a nerd and never taking your face out of a book. It’s also about Winesburg, Ohio. Check out my blog. Then check out Winesburg at your local library. ( I hope that reads like a PSA.)
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Fairbanks Symposium
There was a lot of excitement this past week at UIndy, mostly due to the Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium. Check out my article on The Reflector Online.
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UIndy alumni perform in local theatre
Check out this article I wrote about a production of Joe Pintauro’s “The Raft of Medusa.”
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Wise Up Ghost should be a specter to behold
Eclectic—that’s what my guitar teacher always called my musical tastes. I have to say this so my next statement doesn’t sound schizophrenic: I love The Roots and Elvis Costello. And I really like them about the same. So when I learned about a potential collaboration between these artists, I was ecstatic. That collaboration became the album,…
James Figy 