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The silence of a falling star: on Hank Williams’ phrasing

Over the years I’ve developed a bad habit of going over sentences again and again in my fiction because they don’t quite sound right. By that I mean that the rhythm is off or the vowel sounds clash or an adjective is too bland or, worse, too “creative” in some overcomplicated or cutesy way that distracts from the flow of . . .

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An open Internet

FCC head supports Net Neutrality, and contemplates rules to ensure it. Opposition lessens, for now.

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Pollock on writing

The Rumpus talks with Donald Ray Pollock, former paper mill worker, and author of Knockemstiff.

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