Posted in Reviews on Sep 15th, 2011
Joseph Donnell can no longer update his facebook status, and unless someone living accesses his password or facebook changes its policy, he’s forever stuck with this: “Joseph Donnell: Knee Replacement, 5 day hospital stay … Rehab … 30 days in rehab and therapy facility … going home today, PRICELESS!!!!!!!” In a literary sense, the narrative [...]
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Posted in Reviews on May 2nd, 2011
Much has been made of the creeping conquest of Facebook™ by grandmothers and in-laws. But more troublesome than the intrusive older relatives is the proliferation of babies with their own pages and profiles. An initial glance at my feed and I’m impressed. I think, Here is an inordinately tech-savvy three-month old. But the truth is [...]
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Posted in Reviews on Apr 7th, 2011
It’s kind of like Braille. Uneven, greasy Braille. Braille that if you pushed too hard would erupt in pus and fluid and maybe even blood. To get to this Braille, you have to swipe away the matted, unkempt hair of a teenage boy. You must rub ashes up and down as the teenage boy feels [...]
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