Category Archives: Living

When I talk about meeting my muse, I want you to understand.  I do not refer to something a guitar-carrying (though not playing) hipster might say trying to wrangle his way into a co-ed’s bed.  I am talking full-on Ancient … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 29, 2013

10 European Modernist Authors for Your Reading List There is a reason why you may have never heard of many of the Modernist authors in this post.  They are European.  Meanwhile 90% of 95% of the must-read lists on the … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 16, 2011

Writing the Impossible Post… Last week, a friend of mine emailed me and said if I did an article on little-known European authors, he would give it a bump on the Red Lemon Twitter feed.  Drive some traffic my way, … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 14, 2011

Typing: What Is It I Miss?

Posted on September 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

I can’t remember what model it was, but I do remember two things about it.  It was made of metal with that particular pebbly coat of paint.  Also I remember the sound it made.  It was the first typewriter I ever struck  a key on.  As a child, many things of your parents and grandparents held a great deal of mystique.  Even though I had no idea how to type, nor did I have anything in particular that I wanted to write, I enjoyed playing on that typewriter.  The sound of an old manual typewriter is one of those pure sounds, like breaking glass or the scissors cutting paper.  It is pure, unmistakable.Royal Deluxe Portable Continue reading →

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Jobs, Productivity, Investment

Posted on September 7, 2011 | Leave a comment

Whenever politicians talk about Americans and the jobs they do, they always mention that the US has the highest productivity rate in the world.  You would think this would be a good thing, right?  I guess that all depends on who you are looking at and what you consider the roll of business to be.

One would think that as productivity rose, the workers who were being more productive would be able to see a greater increase in their wages.  After all, If production increases while sales remain constant, then those things produced, whether goods or services, are going to cost less.  This means increased profits for the business owners.  But wages have not been linked to tremendous advances in technology that have made American workers as productive as they are. Continue reading →

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From Reluctant Reader to Bibliophile to Bibliomane-A Growing Obsession I didn’t want to do it at first.  Of course, I don’t actually remember this but both of my parents have told me this story on separate occasions.  I simply didn’t … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 1, 2011

The Art of Nature and the Nature of Art -Note: This post was one of my columns I did for the West Of community paper, written at the end of April, 2010 while still living in Charleston, SC.  It is … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 31, 2011

Writing is Thinking. Since this is my tag line, I thought a few words of explanation appropriate.   This notion first came to me whilst I was working on my Bachelor’s Essay at the College of Charleston.  When I say writing, … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 25, 2011

Respect or Courtesy

Posted on August 22, 2011 | Leave a comment

Let me be as clear as possible straight from the start:

I don’t owe anyone respect. Continue reading →

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Pop Art 1-Andy Warhol was a Plagiarist I will be engaging in a discussion of pop art, as well as other genres, over a period time, but thought I would start with a bang.  Andy Warhol was a plagiarist. This … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 18, 2011