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Substack: “I was a sinister child, lazy and cynical.” — Eve Babitz
For my Substack paid subscribers, I wrote another piece about Eve Babitz: her impossible to imitate voice and the courage it takes to live life as a female swashbuckling romantic. Thank you so much for stopping by. If … Continue reading
“Desire something enormous, the road of life being what it is.” — Eve Babitz
What a tragedy, that this unforgettable sui generis writer would die, just as she started writing again, after twenty years of total silence. So now, we have what we have from her. She made her mark. At least she lived … Continue reading
2022 Books Read
Some re-reads this year, but a lot of new-to-me authors as well. New novels written by faves. Been a year of upheaval and transitions. I’ve managed to keep up my regular reading schedule. I just don’t feel right if I’m … Continue reading
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2021 Books Read
I lived at three addresses this year. I moved twice. In the middle of a pandemic. It’s been a year of upheaval, transition, as well as endurance. For most of this year, the majority of my stuff was in storage. … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Eve Babitz
“What I wanted, although at the time I didn’t understand what the thing was because no one ever tells you anything until you already know it, was everything. Or as much as I could get with what I had to … Continue reading
Stuff I’ve Been Reading
It’s been a while. Been a very busy summer. Family vacation as we do every year. Reunions with family after the lockdown. Tears when hugging aunts and uncles. New job, new digs, lots of change. Lots of writing too! Less … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, Cary Grant, Czeslaw Milosz, Eve Babitz, fiction, Ireland, Memoirs, Poland, politics, Stalin, stuff I've been reading, war
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Stuff I’ve Been Reading
My lifestyle has changed. It now involves shuffling children around to dentist appointments and Little League games, joining the solidarity of the parents in the bleechers. I live in a small working-class town by the beach. I’m busy with writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Eve Babitz, Germany, history, Memoirs, Russia, Stalin, Stefan Zweig, stuff I've been reading, Thomas Mann, Yugoslavia
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