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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
― Essays of Three Decades
― Essays of Three Decades

“If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.”
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“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
― Faust, First Part
― Faust, First Part
How He Got His Red Coat
(Poetry)
1 chapters
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updated Jul 05, 2011 05:19PM
Description:
poem, previously published in the Sonora Review
Tiny Stories About Sons
(Poetry)
1 chapters
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updated Feb 21, 2011 05:12PM
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The last poem series in my manuscript 'The Sea is White'. Previously published in Little Red Leaves http://littleredleaves.com/
Anne Carson's Plainwater: A Review
(Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:36PM
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A creative-review. First published in Can We Have Our Ball Back?
Revelations
(Poetry)
1 chapters
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updated Dec 12, 2008 11:16AM
Description:
Early poem. Originally published in the Indiana Review
Negatives
(Poetry)
More of Jimmy’s writing…
1 chapters
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updated Dec 12, 2008 11:16AM
Description:
Early poem. First published in the Sonora Review

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