oh god it’s wonderful
to get out of bed
and drink too much coffee
and smoke too many cigarettes
and love you so much

-Frank O’Hara

a letter to a 16 year-old who asked Fiona Apple to write a few words in support of the gay-straight alliance at his school

I create websites

Never use jargon words like reconceptualize, demassification, attitudinally, judgmentally. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

syllabus & guidelines for papers

First, honesty. In literature, as in life, one of the fundamentals is to find, and be, one’s true self. …. In writing, in the long run, pretense does not work. …. If handwriting reveals character, writing reveals it still more. You cannot fool all your judges all the time.

fantastic observations of twitter & tweeting