Reflections on Fiction vs. Memoir
Sean MurphyTen years ago this month, my novel Not To Mention a Nice Life published (and became an Amazon best-seller—yay). Lots of things were different: I was still in the corporate world (in the…
I’ve Got Questions for Sean Murphy
I'm a big fan of Cliff Garstang, the author and person: in addition to being a super prolific, gifted writer, he is an integral part of the literary community, helping…
Introducing THIS KIND OF MAN
"She didn’t understand how men could do those things. What things? he asked, and she said, The things men do. Then he nodded. Oh, he said, those things." —Tim O’Brien, The…
The Things They Carry, Continued…
Two stories from today's New York Times. What a coincidence. ON THIS DAY On March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre was carried out by…
The Things We Don’t Carry
Chris Hedges knows more than you do. So it is his prerogative to be pissed off. He's seen the things many of us have not seen (indeed, have not even…
1973: The Things They Carried
From NYT: On March 29, 1973, the last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. I can't recall the last time I watched…