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A Very Hungry Caterpillar parody in the offing?

Last night Marie brought her copy of Goodnight Bush to a party, and a group of us gathered on the back deck to read it together. You can spend a surprisingly long time with the book if you pass it around so everyone can cackle over the details. (True, as one friend complains, the parody is not subtle. Nor has . . .

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Still more literary quips, observations, & instructions

“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” — Gore Vidal (pictured) “It’s hard for me to show work while I’m writing, because other people’s comments will influence what happens. You have to be very, very careful.” — Donna Tartt “Books are not people. They are never late to the party. It . . .

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From bad to verse

Kids who vandalized Robert Frost’s place have been ordered to study his poetry as punishment. (Thanks, MT.)

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