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• Unread

  By aaforringer on June 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.   Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 –… Read More ›

• Known

  By aaforringer on June 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  The character of a man is known from his conversations.   Menander Menander (c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at… Read More ›

• Comment

  By aaforringer on June 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  My standard comment is, ‘If you don’t want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don’t act like Homer Simpson.’   Matt Groening Matthew Abraham Groening (born February 15, 1954)[2] is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor…. Read More ›

• Notion

  By aaforringer on June 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  As a novelist, I remain interested in the notion of a single reckless act and its consequences.   Anita Shreve Anita Hale Shreve (October 7, 1946 – March 29, 2018) was an American writer, chiefly known for her novels. One… Read More ›