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The Shorecrest All Stars

By peter | Published: May 18, 2010
According to George Saunders, “The process of writing will always be trying to repair something that doesn’t exist with tools you have to invent on the spot.” I’m with George: writing’s just not very easy. But it can be done, and it’s been my pleasure to work with freshman at Shorecrest High School this year. [...]
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Sri Lanka

By peter | Published: February 28, 2010
So, I went to Sri Lanka, ostensibly, to gather material for some fiction I’m hoping to write. But while I was in Sri Lanka I became distracted by the troubling political situation and, before long, found myself interviewing all sorts of people and generally carrying on like a journalist. In fact, I ended up writing a [...]
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Inaugural post!

By peter | Published: February 27, 2010
Jeepers, I’m tired…just returned from Sri Lanka and am upside-down from the 13.5 hour time difference. The travel itself: I departed from Colombo’s airport — patrolled by flying cockroaches and Uzi-toting kids in camouflage — at 2:30am and didn’t arrive home for another 35 hours. And I was anything but upgraded on my flights. In [...]
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