THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL

I LOVE YOUR SHEETS BUTCHER WHISKEY’S ON FIRE

Margaret Renkl is the best writer in America. She nails the South to the wall. I had sworn off the New York Times. Enough. Enough. Enough. I have never read a newspaper where book critics stalk you. Personally. If this book critic guy keeps it up, he’s going to regret…

I AM A COMMUNIST

TIM BARRUS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES. You have to scope the lay of the land before the demonstration begins, not after. I am a communist. I write. Communism is rooted in the past. Take a closer look. Marx was Jewish. His sense of community is evident in everything he…