Monthly Archives: March 2010

Built on Stolen Land with Enslaved Labor

I am sitting in an overheated living room, surrounded by college age people. I thought I was here to talk about the work I do, but I was told by the host that I would get to talk after the … Continue reading →

March 16, 2010 | 8 Comments | Share on Twitter

The natural state of all writing is mediocrity

“It’s hard to make something that’s interesting. It’s really, really hard. … Basically, anything that anyone makes. … It’s like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that’s written or anything that’s created wants to be mediocre. … Continue reading →

March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments | Share on Twitter

Another World Is Possible

“Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen . . . with our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our sheer relentlessness—and our ability to … Continue reading →

March 1, 2010 | 4 Comments | Share on Twitter