First time I heard this, I wasn’t a huge fan. (This is why one should always listen to songs twice. One never knows if one will be in a lame/foolish mood the first time around.) Anyway, now the more I listen to it, the more I love it. Sigur...
After 6.5 years of dreaming, 4.5 years of writing, 5 major drafts and dozens of minor ones, I am thankful to say that my book, AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, will be published by Penguin Press/Razorbill in the first quarter of 2015, iA. Film rights have been acquired by...
WHAT IT MEANS TO WRITE Like climbing a god-damn mountain. Hurts more than childbirth. Not enough hours in the day. Can’t type fast enough. Can’t keep up with what’s in my head. Can’t get what’s in my head onto paper. Frustration. You will fail. Can’t find the...
Why does a song that came out in 1993 still sound ridiculously awesome? Because it’s by Radiohead. “You” is the first song I heard by them (yes, even before “Creep”) and though I love pretty much everything Thom Yorke does, this song is...
While at the coffee shop waiting for my dark roast, I noticed a guy juggling a billion notebooks ordering a drink. The barista asked him about the notebooks and he told her he was writing a book about China’s nuclear ambitions. After he finished speaking to the...
I like this so much better than the original, probably b/c I was in 2nd grade when the original came out. It’s a good way to start the year. “Let the Day Begin” by...
