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Author Archives: Bob Hill
Ernest Hemingway on Bravery (1929)
“‘The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but one.’ … The man who first said that was probably a coward. He knew a great deal about cowards but nothing about the brave. The brave dies perhaps 2,000 deaths if … Read More
Gone Fishin’
“Sorry, I seem to have stepped out for a bit. Feel free to make yourself at home; have a look about the place. I’ll be back in a jiffy. Toodaloo.”
Galleria: Asbury Park at The Jersey Shore @ Rick Wester Fine Art
We’ve all played the word association game when it comes to Asbury Park, New Jersey. There’s Springsteen and The Stone Pony and that one episode of The Sopranos where Tony winds up talking to the fish. But the beautiful thing … Read More
Dave Eggers on Working in The Dead of Night (2000)
“I like the dark part of the night, after midnight and before four-thirty, when it’s hollow, when ceilings are harder and farther away. Then I can breathe, and can think while others are sleeping, in a way can stop time, … Read More
Moving On: An Alphabetical List of 57 Ailments, Injuries & Conditions That My Binge Drinking Has Either Caused or Contributed to Over the Years
Anorgasmia Anxiety Black eye (result of being punched) Bleeding gums Broken knuckle Brush burns Bloody nose (result of being punched) Chest pains Chills Chipped tooth Chronic fatigue Depression Diarrhea Disorientation Dizziness Dry heaves Edema Extreme bloating Facial contusions Fat lip … Read More
Margaret Atwood on Expository Fiction (2011)
“The hardest part about writing fiction is the part that you know you have to put in that is expository. It’s like the part in a stage play where you have to get the characters on and off the stage. … Read More
Moving On: Tradewinds
It was just past 10 am on a Saturday when the phone in Gerry Vessels’ kitchen began ringing – four straight reps directly into a greeting; loud beep, dial tone, “If you’d like to make a call …”. The cycle … Read More
Truman Capote on Being ‘Subnormal’ (1957)
“Naturally, in the milieu aforesaid, I was thought somewhat eccentric, which was fair enough, and stupid, which I suitably resented. Still, I despised school – or schools, for I was always changing from one to another – and year after … Read More