Nuking the whales (4/9/02)

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“What have you written?” she asks. “Mostly I make remarks,” I reply. “Remarks are not literature,” she says. “Then there’s my novel,” I say, “it will be twelve years old Tuesday.” “Published?” she asks. “Not finished,” I say, “however it’s very violent and necessary. ...”

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Rumble in the urban jungle (3/20/02)