Fragments of Rasmenia Massoud: American expat somewhere in France, author of HUMAN DETRITUS & complete jackass.
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Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I’m always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it’s very shocking to the system.
— Flannery O’Connor
Pont Neuf, Paris (by Boccacino)
Day Jobs of the Poets
Broken Abroad
Soon. “BROKEN ABROAD is a collection of stories about nine different Americans in Europe. They are not searching for traces of their ancestors. They’re searching for themselves, for the…
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from Broken Abroad
Folks, it’s time to evolve. That’s why we’re troubled. You know why our institutions are failing us, the church, the state, everything’s failing? It’s because, um – they’re no longer relevant. We’re supposed to keep evolving. Evolution did not end with us growing opposable thumbs. You do know that, right? There’s another 90% of our brains that we have to illuminate.
— Bill Hicks
Ciao For Now, Argentina
For our last full day in Salta & our final free day in Argentina, we’d planned another tour. This one, however, was a bit different. This time, our guide & driver were two separate…
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from Ciao For Now, Argentina
Everyone knows how to talk, and no one knows what to say.
— Nick Hornby (via fuckyeahwritersquotesandwisdom)
Calvin and Hobbes read.
Montmartre, Paris, France
(via moonlight-driive)
Iggy Pop reads “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
