September 2010
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Sedaris' 'Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk': Aesop, Rated R →
NPR’s review of the latest David Sedaris book ’Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk’
Cannot wait to pick this up!
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Recommend REJECTED BY THIS AMERICAN LIFE →
Hey kids, if you wouldn’t mind recommending this tumblr I would be forever yours. The more people that know about it, the more likely we are to get submissions! Hazzah!
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Ira Glass has a cameo in the season Premiere of... →
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Ira Glass Likes Excess and Giant M&Ms →
New York Magazine’s interview; “21 Random Questions” with Ira Glass
FABULOUS
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Famous Authors’ Rejection Letters Surface
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Rejection letter #4
Awhile back, I posted a link to rejection letters received by Leah (http://leahj.blog-city.com) but was unable to get in contact with her to actually get a copy of the essay “It’s Not Easy Being Green” that she submitted. Well glory be to the powers of the interweb, for Leah stumbled upon this blog and reached out to me! So here again is her letter from TAL, and also her essay....
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It's an Ira life for me!
I am back dear readers and ready to have another go at gathering up forsaken stories.
Admittedly, I found myself getting a bit discouraged by other people’s “discouragedness.” Rejection royally blows, I think we can all agree on that point. The wall I kept hitting over and over was a reluctance by people to share their stories and rejection letters. Are we embarrassed? Ashamed?...