writing is really a very selfish thing. you're writing a book because you want to write a book and you're interested in these characters and you're interested in this story and you're interested in this style and you're basically masturbating at your desk with all these papers and these pens and if it goes out there, hits a nerve, fine; if it doesn't, well, fine, too.

"11/03/04" (1 MB)

"children serenades and sexual politics" (600 KB)

"european fashion and american patriotism" (775 KB)

"given the following equation" (320 KB)

"i need to know what it feels like to be right" (1.2 MB)

"i will be a household name" (16 KB)

"letter to mandy moore" (660 KB)

"notes from an i.t. professional" (15 KB)

"right and left brain" (25 KB)

"the silja" (470 KB)

this is only fun for me (33 MB)

"without much fuss" (760 KB)