A Rally Cry for Literary Independence
I’ve lately been reading all manner of goodness on The Rabbit Room
[http://www.rabbitroom.com/]. The blog’s title is a nod to The Eagle and Child
pub [http://en.wikipedia.
Jenni Simmons
Jenni Simmons is the Editor of the <a href="http://www.arthouseamerica.com/blog">Art House America Blog</a>, and a creative nonfiction writer. Her writing has appeared in Comment Magazine and Proximit
On Learning to See
A few years out of high school, I became a big fan of Sixpence None the Richer
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixpence_None_the_Richer]. I haven’t listened to
the band
The Liturgy of a Neighborhood
When my husband and I started to discuss where to look for a house, our
preferences did not quite align. Johnny leaned toward the affordable suburbs of
Katy, and I presented an unrealistic
Harmony in the Middle East
I sort of loathe reading most accounts of history and politics. History and
politics are two great humanity-shaping forces, and I recognize the importance
of absorbing such information. But all too often, these
Sigur Rós Redeems <br />the Music Video
I haven’t watched MTV in years; the last time I tuned in, the programming
schedule didn’t include many music videos. Inane game shows and morbidly
fascinating reality shows were about it.