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The Enthusiast

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
A novel about a writer who moves through the world of special interests.
Acrobats, Beekeepers, Campers, Divers, Fossil Hunters, Glass Blowers, Hikers, Kite Flyers, Lego Builders, Model Railroaders, Numismatists, Orchid Growers, Poker Players, Rollerbladers, Skydivers, Tinsmiths, Videographers, Wind Surfers…
We live in a world of enthusiasts, special interests who flock to their own websites, discussion groups, activities and magazines.
My friend Charlie Haas has written a novel, The Enthusiast, about Henry Bay, a writer who works for magazines of this sort. Bay jumps from specialty to specialty, learning the language and meeting the players.
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Artificial Intelligence

Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Racter’s opening screen, in glorious black & white.
Commenters are to bloggers not as wigmakers are to bald people, but as flyers are to kiters — another impertinence in the same hostile sky.
I didn’t write that. Well, I did write that, but I copied the form from a beautifully-crafted sentence I encountered recently in The New Yorker. Adam Gopnik wrote the original, in an article about Samuel Johnson:
Critics are to writers not as doctors are to patients but as bearded ladies are to trapeze artists — another, sadder act in the same big show.
Template-based writing ranges from the prosaic — a weather forecast, an obituary, a greeting card — to the outlandish.
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            [post_name] => dancing-in-the-sky
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            [month] => 1
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            [month] => 1
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