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Tag Archives: Life Drawing

An Excerpt from Robin Black’s <i>CRASH COURSE: Essays From Where Writing and Life Collide</i>
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An Excerpt from Robin Black’s CRASH COURSE: Essays From Where Writing and Life Collide

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Bloom • 1 Comment

by Robin Black

At the age of 39, just about two decades after having the dream that amplified my misguided conviction that genius should be my goal, I was finally able to write. Continue reading →

BLOOMERS AT LARGE: Rising Like Cream
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BLOOMERS AT LARGE: Rising Like Cream

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Juhi • Leave a comment

by Kaulie Lewis

The “plucky, nonconformist, self-determined and self-realized person” who embodies a particular American ideal could also be a description of Iceberg Slim, a career pimp who turned to writing during the political turmoil of the 1960s. Continue reading →

The Desk Drawer Novel: A Tale of Urgency, Panic, and Truth
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The Desk Drawer Novel: A Tale of Urgency, Panic, and Truth

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Juhi • 2 Comments

by Robin Black

A writer, of whatever age, needs to concern herself with the writing, its quality and its promise; and anxieties of any other kind . . . will always do more to hinder than to help. Continue reading →

Robin Black: An Excerpt from <em>Life Drawing</em> (Part 2)
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Robin Black: An Excerpt from Life Drawing (Part 2)

Posted on July 9, 2014 by editor • Leave a comment

by Robin Black

This, for him, is moving in, as for me painting walls and hanging pictures is. He is all about acquiring knowledge. I am all about recasting a place into what I want it to be. Continue reading →

Robin Black: An excerpt from <i>Life Drawing</i>
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Robin Black: An excerpt from Life Drawing

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Juhi • 1 Comment

by Robin Black

I was certain about cremation, but in fact a lot of our other opinions had softened over the years. . . . But softened isn’t really the right word. Our opinions didn’t soften. More accurately, we reacted to life. Continue reading →

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