January 2012
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I'm at the White House
for the State of the Union Address tweetup. Follow me, ask questions to @DeMistyB or ask questions here. I’ll present them to the panel. You can find the panel we will be questioning here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2012 . I’m prob’y the least techno-literate here.
Do you have a question for the panel?
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“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out...”
– Flannery O’Connor (via pavorst)
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I Get to Be at the White House during
the State of the Union address. I know, the actual address takes place on the Hill, but I’ll be there with other tweeters (my handle is DeMistyB if you want to follow me and ask questions through me that night) watching live via something of the other. Afterwards, we will be granted an audience with a panel of “Administration officials” for questions from our twitter audience...
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If you question why Dr. Martin Luther King Is
still relevant today, or believe that his dream has been realized, just follow the Republican primaries, just follow the divisive and hateful immigration laws taking place in places such as Alabama and Arizona—laws that extend to racist book bans in schools, just consider how our first lady is stereotyped because of her race, just pay attention. I have only mentioned incidents that have...
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These Are Things I'm Thinking Tonight:
Finding an agent. I can do that, I think. I have a pretty decent novel draft. Well, a completed draft.
Count down to AWP.
Not serving on a panel at AWP, because my panel was not chosen (I’m not bitter).
Not knowing if I’ll be volunteering at AWP, because I haven’t heard a word (I’m assuming not).
Feeling this love/hate thing for AWP (hey, I don’t even have a...
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I'm sitting here listening to Frank Black
on Spotify, mysteriously on the verge of tears. These aren’t necessarily sad songs—but there’s something bluesy about the whole evening. Me, sitting here at my ‘puter, playing ‘puter mahjong and life is just continuing on the status quo.
Did I mention I got poems accepted? Yep, that’s one of my un-voiced (and un-written, really) resolutions for—what...
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Entitled Black Class
I’m starting to think that since Republicans expect that the majority of people with skin within the hue of my own get “entitlements,” then maybe I should collect. Hey Newt and Rick, give me my food stamps and free/discounted medical care! How about this: give me forty acres and a mule.
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I don't have many followers, so I hesitate
in asking, but do you know of any good, tasteful, and literary examples of sex scenes?
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2012 Looks Like
mulled wine for breakfast in my coffee cup from this day forward!
Happy New Year!
