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I added a few older pieces to my “content” section, including some ten year old writing on Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka. By that, I mean they’re pieces I wrote ten years ago, not that I’ve hired a brilliant ten year old to write about these authors. Although that would have made you look, for sure.

Literary Aspirations, Confession of

Another gem unearthed at Paul Ford’s place.

“There’s something so wounding about growing up a boy, especially a broken-hearted sensitive boy stuck in a tough-guy demographic with no fine words for his finer feelings.”

Caterina, eloquent as ever, explores sensitive masculinity. How did I make it through adolescence and young manhood with my sensitivity intact? I wrote lots of poetry, most bad, some good. I saw a lot of serious films and read a lot of serious books, and talked seriously with my closest friends about them. I made a lot of girl friends (usually with the objective of removing that space between the words) who were able to help me hone my listening skills. And I kept a journal. Essential survival tactics. One has to train oneself to articulate feelings or else those feelings stop coming.

I wrote a story for Fray Day Toronto. I wanted to have something to read, so please make sure to check out “The Dope Smoker” in the shiny new Table of Content section. Is it funny enough? And yes, it’s all true…While you’re there, check out all the other scribbling I’ve been doing of late. My Zeldman book review will be published online this week. I’ll link to it when it’s posted.

It was 26°C today, so I did what any other unemployed guy would do. I went to the beach. Getting that first really good sunburn of the season is really important to me.