"you have not lived a perfect day...unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you." - ruth smeltzer
"and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." - marianne williamson
authors, editors, booksellers, comedians, songwriters, people who love books, people who interest me for one reason or another--all are welcome here.
P.S. How sweet is this? From my friend, Brian McEntee :
I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
nicole atkins and the sea, lauryn hill, daby toure, cameron mcgill, chuck brown and the soul searchers, steve earle, ben folds, lucinda williams, dmx, gipsy kings, jeff buckley, terra naomi, john hiatt, the fairfield four, puccini, system of a down, regina spektor, public enemy, pete yorn, freddie mercury
waiting for guffman, withnail and i, lost in translation, princess bride, raising arizona, butch cassidy and the sundance kid, midnight cowboy, crouching tiger hidden dragon, hero
i don't watch tv and don't even know how to turn it on, but i listen to steelers games, this american life, and all things considered on the radio
william maxwell, tim o'brien, homer, dave eggers, denis johnson, neil gaiman, carson mccullers, george saunders, aimee bender, jean toomer, david sedaris, j.m. coetzee, nicole krauss, gabriel garcia marquez, etheridge knight, virgil
desmond tutu, troy polamalu, viktor frankl, nelson mandela, robert sobukwe
I thought it would be fun to run some photos of my friends here since they're all on MySpace, and you can check them out.
me, Mr. H, Versailles
Kesey, my kids, me on the Great Wall. (Click here if you need to see photos of me waxing Kesey 's legs.)
Kathy, me, Kenny
me, Mr. H, Candy
me, Ritchie
me, Tish
Pia, me, Gail
me, Carrie (HarperPerennial), Josh at KGB
Bunch of writers, but most importantly: Robin Slick in the rock-star sunglasses and Ellen Meister in the green button-up.
Neil
The oh-so-fabulous Tommy Kane
Aida, me
My kiddos, Bronx Opera (Bartered Bride)