The Myth of Toole: A Consolation of Embellishment
However, I hadn’t realized until we were well into the interview that it was the first time since I had finished the book that I was...
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Feb 19, 20122 min read
Mardi Gras Traditions, Beads and Bare Breasts Optional
This Tuesday is Mardi Gras and New Orleans is in full swing. It’s a time for revelry and abandonment, but for many New Orleanians it is...
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Feb 12, 20123 min read
Reclaiming “An American Genius”
Ironically–while Toole would reach posthumous success for a single novel–Purdy would continue to write and publish for nearly fifty years...
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Feb 5, 20122 min read
An Endless Parade of Poorly Trained Acrobats
Photo credit: Flickr user Steve Voght With the election year gaining steam I am noticing an increasing use of the popular phrase...
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Jan 28, 20122 min read
Is this Toole’s Last Letter to the World?
During my last trip to the Toole Papers at Tulane I had an experience that literally sent chills down my spine. I spent an hour...
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Dec 15, 20112 min read
New York City, 1959
Between Mad Men, the new series Pan Am the 2010 film Howl and the upcoming film adaptation of On the Road, popular media has obviously...
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Dec 13, 20111 min read
Done with Copyedits
Earlier this week I got my first glance at the design of the book. It is quite exciting to see it coming together. Copy edits were...
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Jul 16, 20112 min read
Manucript Submitted
After nearly five years of research and eight months of intense writing, rewriting and editing, I submitted the first draft of Butterfly...
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Jan 4, 20111 min read
Great Start to the New Year
The holidays were filled with hours and hours of writing and editing. Through those hours I dove deep, a depth from which I have yet to...
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Nov 18, 20101 min read
Book Deal!
It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks. I recently returned from New Orleans where we had two screenings of the documentary, one at...
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Oct 21, 20103 min read
Beyond Freud
Over the last few weeks the topic of suicides related to bullying has made headline news. And in many of these cases the bullying focused...
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Sep 16, 20091 min read
Rest in Peace–Dr. Patricia Rickels
Dr. Patricia Rickels, one of Toole’s dearest friends, passed away on Tuesday. I only had three conversations with Dr. Pat, as she was...
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Aug 26, 20092 min read
Chapter Completed and A Morning Remembered
I just finished the chapter on 1963 (chapter 10), which was a turning point in Toole’s life. In January of 1963 he returned to Fort...
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