Category Archives: Writing

Thoughts on How and Why Writers (Should) Eavesdrop

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Kiki Malone

7:43 AM – At Panera. The cashier girl did not intend to mislead me by wearing an ex-co-worker’s name-tag, so I did not feel sheepish for addressing Kelly as Brady, but I did say the former name appeared more fitting. … Continue reading →

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What Fiction Can Teach Us and The Various Incarnations of Believing

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kiki Malone

7:26 AM – There is no Cesar Milan to tell me why my pug has taken to choral practices, sitting on the couch’s edge, singing into open living spaces, as if he’s beckoning the clawed scratch of a lover pug … Continue reading →

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Scary Rants Vol. 3 : Zombies Vs. Contagions Part 1/6 – Where Did All These Bloody Zombies Come From?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Kiki Malone

8:10 AM – First day at home but not first day of summer. Stack of papers to grade. Crunch of data to download. Library books to renew. This morning I brewed fresh coffee in a new Mr. Coffee maker. My … Continue reading →

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WISDOM FROM LOUIS C.K.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kiki Malone

from the Rolling Stone Interview, April 23, 2013: Q: When you sit down to write Louie what are your work habits? A: When it’s time to write, I have one computer that has no ability to get on the Internet. … Continue reading →

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Blending Truth and Lies Between Writers And Narrators : How I Lost It All Over Dead Batteries And Dead Brothers In A (non)Fictional Parking Lot

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Kiki Malone

8:08 AM – Late night. Ate sea bass for the first time. It’s a fish you eat without a knife. Then stayed up watching premiere of the new Netflix series, Hemlock Grove, which wasn’t good until I turned it off … Continue reading →

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A Beer Nerd Puts Down The Bottle

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Kiki Malone

7:39 AM – Embarrassingly late. It’s difficult to do this with the sun tripping through the window and my dog nipping at my feet. But, here it is. *** “Writing a first draft is very much like watching a Polaroid … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Classical Condition : O’Brien’s Prairie, Cather’s Nebraska, and My Student’s Handheld Mirrors

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Kiki Malone

5:28 AM – Slept in for TGIF. *** “Farewell to story tellers, hello to memoirists.”  – Dr. Myles Werntz *This is the disclaimer where I confess I’m drastically out of my element, but I’m going for it anyway. After work … Continue reading →

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Disobeying Anne Lamott : A Note-To-Self For Boston

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kiki Malone

5:29 AM – Jacked-up the coffee again. Oh well. *** “I know I set out to tell you every single thing I know about writing, but I am also going to tell you every single thing I know about school … Continue reading →

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Battling With Want While The Burrito Slumbers On

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kiki Malone

5:41 AM – Monday morning and I’m already running late. An hour and a half late. This blows the trajectory of the day. And because it’s Monday, the entire week. Blah and blerg. **** “What people somehow (inadvertently, I’m sure) … Continue reading →

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Laying Waste to Enemies : How My Sarah Silverman Dream Gets Even Dreamier

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Kiki Malone

10:21 AM – Much needed slothfulness this morning. Played with Chicken Dinner. Read the online papers: already found the greatest story of the approaching week. Made coffee. Drank coffee. Read Anne Lamott. Reread Anne Lamott. Decided, while lounging with Lamott … Continue reading →

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