Monthly Archives: June 2007

Describing “Comfortable” Sex

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Meakin Armstrong

Right now, I’m writing a sex scene for my novel. And it’s an awful thing. I’ve written about sex before, but it was always uncomfortable sex. This one is comfortable (albeit, tacky) sex. Ugh. Writing an uncomfortable sex scene is … Continue reading →

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Hansel and the Bread Crumbs

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Meakin Armstrong

I’m feeling very much like Hansel right now. Hansel of, you know, Hansel and Gretel. The superficial aspects of Hansel are even holding true: I’m chubbier than normal. I’m probably a good meal for a hungry witch because I’m eating … Continue reading →

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Creative Boredom

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Meakin Armstrong

Today’s entry at semi-twee site, The Writer’s Almanac notes the birthday of illustrator Saul Steinberg.I’ll go ahead and quote the whole entry (maybe because I’m bored). Really, however, all you need to read, is the last quoted sentence below: It’s … Continue reading →

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Avail soon: “New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg”

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Meakin Armstrong

A book I contributed to, New York Calling: From Blackout to Bloomberg, edited by Marshall Berman and Brian Berger, will be available shortly. Published by Reaktionbooks and distributed by The University of Chicago Press. PR from the Reaktionbooks site: Acclaimed … Continue reading →

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