Entries from February 28th, 2014
Tools of the Trade
February 28th, 2014 by Dustin Parmenter · 2 Comments · General
Tags:pens pencils writing
Goodbye, Clarice / New Work
February 27th, 2014 by Dustin Parmenter · 1 Comment · #NowReading, Beautiful Words, New Work
Have you ever begun reading a book that you thought was going to be great, only to find yourself losing interest within the first one hundred pages? Of course you have. It happens, and sometimes – especially if you’re a blogger who promises a review of said book – it’s rather inconvenient. The book practically […]
Tags:brooklyn·chicago·clarice lispector·dustin parmenter rulez·galveston·hbo·heartland·literature·new work·nic pizzolatto·novels·nyc·true detective·writing
And Counting
February 21st, 2014 by Dustin Parmenter · No Comments · Beautiful Words, New Work
I recently sent out a packet full of pages to a couple close friends / fellow writers in Chicago (you know who you are, or at least you will by Saturday) as well as to a couple people here in Brooklyn for their consideration. Those pages contain a handful of stories I’ve been working on, and quality-wise […]
Tags:ballin out of control·chicago·curiosity shop·fiction·if writings so easy why don't you fu***** do it·literature·looking at old photographs·new work·new york·short story collection
It’s Cold Out There
February 13th, 2014 by Dustin Parmenter · 2 Comments · General, Thoughts
It’s been a while, huh? Lots of changes on my end since 2013 – how about yourselves? I’m sure you’re still waiting with bated breath on that Clarice Lispector review. The book is coming along, albeit slowly, but it’s shaping up to match my expectations pretty squarely. That is to say, it’s starting to rattle […]
Tags:alejo carpentier·careers·faith·good stuff·literature·queens college·reading·waiting·writing