Tralfamadorians can, of course, see in four dimensions. They view time – all the moments that comprise all of eternity – as we might view the Rocky Mountains: for them time is solid and permanent, and the Tralfamadorians may enter whatever moment might interest them at any time. “It is just an illusion we have [...]

Non-Fiction F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fiction writing, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Joan Silber, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip Roth

Three things are clear about Kurt Vonnegut: he loves the work of Mark Twain; he loves the character of Abraham Lincoln; he absolutely, without a doubt, hates our former President George W. Bush. Now that Bush is out of the picture, can this book stand the test of time?
Satire certainly served him well in railing [...]

Non-Fiction Essays, Kurt Vonnegut

Wow. I just gotta say sometimes fortune shines down on me when I least expect it. As I was pondering what to write here in this intro of David de Young of How Was the Show, I stumbled on Jim Walsh’s excellent, informative piece on de Young for Minn Post. You should go read that, [...]

Interview Arthur Phillips, Charles Bukowski, James Joyce, John Kennedy Toole, Kurt Vonnegut, Simon WInchester

Tony is a big fan of Amazon’s Kindle, a total musicgeek, and lover of comic books/graphic novels. He’s also a frequent contributor to the Oxidize community blog and the man who heads up their weekly OxPod. He also blogs at Emergency Exit.
What book(s) are you currently reading?
I’m reading The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel [...]

Interview Jasper Fforde, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Marv Wolfman, Tony Norgarrd