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Sep.30.2008
Many letters have come to THE DOG with the question, “What is an argument?” The mostforceful of the queries was written in green crayon on the back of racypostcard from Rio de Janeiro, possibly the work of Mr. Detroit, whose deftcomments have been missing from this site. The argument is a literary...
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Jul.15.2008
(NOTE: Stuck for a synonym? Messed up over metaphors? Iron a shirt. The order is simple: collar, yoke, cuffs, and sleeves before front to back to front. Few pleasures outdo a well-laundered and well-pressed cotton shirt. No polyester or poly blend comes close, and linen is only good for the extra...
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Jun.24.2008
(NOTE: Winter is over and the longer days are lit with sunshine. Read a good book into the twilight, not crap like James Frey's new novel that he pimps as recompense for his phony memoirs. Try Stendahl's THE RED AND THE BLACK, Arturo Perez-Reverte's THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, or Ovid's METAMORPHOSIS....
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Apr.07.2008
(NOTE: People who give advice know less than they say they know. Smart men and women keep their own counsel unless asked, and then they make up things so the questioner fumbles his or her own way. Giving advice will come back to you in blame, insults, and subpoenas to appear in court next Wednesday...
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Feb.18.2008
(NOTE: Galoshes, sou’westers, and golf umbrellas are de rigueur for the literati this season. Swaddled in rubber and neoprene, readers and writers and editors jump puddles in search of what’s out there in the world of books and what’s to come. Freelance editors and writers stay at home with their...
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About Sal
Sal Glynn was born in Seattle and educated in Canada. He moved to Covelo, California in the late 1980s, where he began in publishing with Carolyn and James Robertson at the Yolla Bolly Press, a fine press and book packager. He set lead type by hand and did...
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Doctors Without Borders Amnesty International