#deconstructed

And some questions on rationality, destruction, and disobedience

May 9 •

Best American Essays?

Let's analyze composition across the 2024 anthology

Jan 31 •

Here is New York (1949)

E.B. White (Dean’s List, Essay Review #2)

Aug 30, 2024 •

Against Interpretation (1964)

Susan Sontag (Dean’s List, Essay Review #1)

Jul 20, 2024 •

A reading list of essays

Jul 16, 2024 •

Show and tell (but mostly show)

A review of a review of a review of a memoir [video]

Mar 19, 2024 •

and

Charlie Bleecker

how to rewrite Infinite Jest lol

a short linear loop and A LOT more footnotes

Dec 24, 2023 •

What's in a Kerouac sentence?

Simple sentences are great. But once in a while, a meandering river in the middle of your essay can really ring the soul.

Jul 19, 2022 •

Wallacisms: The Art of Memorable Observations

"Big Red Son," is an outrageous David Foster Wallace essay about a 1998 adult film conference. By dissecting it, we'll learn some (non-vulgar) tricks to…

May 26, 2022 •

Run-ons & Spotlights

Virginia Woolf knocked out sentences that could stand alone as their own atomic essays. Upwards of 200 words, the sights, and sounds, and things she…

Jul 21, 2021 •

Hunter's Breakfast Myth

Last weekend my wife and I found ourselves staying at a bed and breakfast on Greenwood Lake. When she told me she loved breakfast, I told her "no, THIS…

Apr 5, 2021 •

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