slouch.

read ‘run’ on paragraphline.com

pookie you-know-that-guy-that-hangs-out-front-the-liquor-store-all-day — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:51:48 +0000

Some of the stories in my just finished novel, Picture Me Rollin’, are self contained enough so that I sought about publication for them in lit mags. ‘run,’ a story about a witnessed home invasion in the Western Addition, is now up on paragraphline.com

picture me rollin’

joshuacitrak — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:30:43 +0000

is the title of my recently finished first novel, and… it’s done. whew. that was a lot of work. seriously. 75% of the book was written in a flurry since July, which would explain the lack of posts here, the crazed look in my eye and the fact that i no longer have any friends. [...]

how to (not) to snag a literary agent

joshuacitrak — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:05:41 +0000

Thought I’d link to this great post on Awkward. Lots of humor there, but lots of truth as well.

introducing your dream literary agent

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:55:52 +0000

Do you have absolutely zero ideas for a book?

Or perhaps you just want to know how to properly use the little known literary trick, “ellipse-semi-colon style” (…;) properly in a sentence?

Then, here’s your man. But, fair warning: you probably don’t have the chops to get this dude to rep you.

help defeat “SOPA” H.R.3261

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:13:07 +0000

Non-writing related, however if H.R. 3261 does pass, it will most certainly effect the way you consume your media, books included. While the Stop Online Piracy Act sounds like it might be a good thing, it really isn't. It puts the ability to censor websites and their content in the hands of major corporations and the enforcement of such in the hands of third-party ISP's, completely foregoing legal due-process for any who might be targeted. [...]

Mad Libs

Mitch Mitchum — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:38:13 +0000

“I bet somebody makes a lot of money writing Mad Libs,” she said, brushing her rolled cigarette against her lips before taking a drag. “They’re probably fucking rolling in it.”

“I got these in the dollar bin,” I said. “I was just walking by and I saw them there and suddenly I wasn’t in San Francisco [...]

i’m so sick of websites with comment sections for every pathetic spew of an article they publish

joshuacitrak — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:24:29 +0000

why the need to ruminate on every compartmentalized experience your imagination says you’ve gone through?

it’s one thing to be contemplative, another to worship your own narrow uniqueness, to let it dictate how you should be, and also how others should must accept you.

that’s a fucking deep-assed ditch you’ve dug there and now that you [...]

Rafe Bartholomew interviews the Don

joshuacitrak — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:22:53 +0000

I’m gonna continue my recent posts theme of reposting Grantland articles. This is fast becoming one of my favorite websites. on the 60th anniversary of the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” Rafe Bartholomew interviews Don DeLillo.

I love what Don says in regards to a question posed, Is writing a lot like sports?

When the work is [...]

more Malcolm and the NBA

joshuacitrak — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:30:53 +0000

long time since i’ve posted, i know. been working my ass off on my book and that’s really and truly all i’ve thought about for the past month or so… that and sex.

but i read the follow up article to Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent Grantland piece and decided to repost the link here.

the NBA’s [...]

should sports franchises be considered businesses?

joshuacitrak — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:56:54 +0000

Can’t make sense of the NFL or NBA lockout situations or their implications? You’re not alone. Hard caps. TV revenues. Guaranteed money. These are hardly the battle cries of a typical labor dispute.

Well, maybe that’s because pro sports franchises really aren’t you’re typical business. In fact Malcolm Gladwell argues: they aren’t really businesses at [...]