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Twitter Comics?

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Andrew D Devenney
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Okay, so a friend my mine from college (author and educator Brian P. Hudson) has started up a new creative endeavor that he describes as a “Twitter Comic” called The Trials of Tara Titan (which you can go check out … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged brian-hudson, comics, twitter, writing | 2 Replies

I know, I know…

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Andrew D Devenney
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Yep, lots o’ flash fiction on this bitch, huh? Let’s just say that life has wonderful ways of intruding on …well, life. The Boy, who started school for his speech delay in early January has virtually spent the entire month … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged evan, sick, writing | Leave a reply

The Cube

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Andrew D Devenney
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“The Cube. Can you still . . . feel it?” His tone was deliberate, his voice rhythmic. Arta’s mind focused on the word feel, twisting and bending around it like a snake. Could she still feel it? Her breathing was … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged self-indulgence, wankery, writing | Leave a reply

Mental Exercise

Posted on January 15, 2007 by Andrew D Devenney
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Just so you know what in the hell is going on for the next few weeks … Since I have finally finished writing my dissertation, I have a little mental brain power available for other crap. Sure, I still need … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Writing | Tagged self-indulgence, writing | 2 Replies

Writer’s Block?

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Andrew D Devenney
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Nothing fucking worse than dissertation writer’s block. N-O-T-H-I-N-G! It’s a special layer of pain and degradation in Dante’s literary Hell (he cut this one out of his final draft). It sits there and mocks you in a voice like that … Continue reading →

Posted in Research | Tagged dissertation, education, hell, history, writing | Leave a reply

Dig up dirt

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Andrew D Devenney
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In my banter with one of my friends Lemont, who also happens to be a historian, we usually at some point digress into what I would tentatively describe as the historian’s version of a ‘Yo Mama’ face-off. Usually this is … Continue reading →

Posted in Research | Tagged dissertation, education, hell, history, writing | 4 Replies

Fixation 101

Posted on November 1, 2004 by Andrew D Devenney
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The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the word ‘fixation’ thusly: a : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage b : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) c : … Continue reading →

Posted in Fulbright, Politics | Tagged 2004-elections, brian-hudson, obsess much?, writing | Leave a reply
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