Aldean

Archive heaven

Posted on 16 May 2007 by Aldean / 0 Comment

Like a kid in the proverbial candy shop, I have just discovered that Harper’s has made their entire archive available online to subscribers (like me). Tha...

the writing life

Returning to my vomit

Posted on 15 May 2007 by Aldean / 0 Comment

I have for some years now been trying to read a book entitled A Dangerous Profession by Frederick Busch. It is, as its subtitle takes pains to indica...

stuck in my head

Dallas

Posted on 4 May 2007 by Aldean / 0 Comment

Ah, what a theme that show had! I am humming it dramatically (there is no other way to hum it, really) as I shower this morning. For some reason Dalla...

words

verve

Posted on 2 May 2007 by Aldean / 0 Comment

What is it about the word verve? It does absolutely nothing for me, and it really seems like it should do. I never use in writing nor in speech; it never ...

songs as prompts

“I Think I’m In Love”

Posted on 28 April 2007 by Aldean / 0 Comment

I have never been what you could call a Beck fan. (As for Beck’s, well, that would be a different matter.) Ever since the day in my freshman year at coll...