Weird side note. A recent J.D. Salinger biography implied he had a foot fetish. Supposedly he'd contacted the 19-year-old Joyce Maynard because of her photograph in Vogue magazine. There she reclines on a stairway with her bare feet prominently in the foreground. ???
Chuck, do you think J.D. Salinger was privy to social media (or porn sites) and anonymously cruised dating sites and singles-for-mingles apps...swipe right, up, down, back and forth, in and out, all that jazz? Homeboy must have been really lonely as an recluse, no? If so, I wonder what rando username he might have used to creep thru pages and smash that "like" button to. Wonder if he and Tarantino belonged to any of the same Foot Fetish Fan Pages. Side note, off topic: Did you complete all 52 weeks of the serial in advance? Just curious as to your method and how much of it was mapped out (assuming all 52 weeks are tucked away already). Thanks Chuck! Josh
San Juan Puerto Rico. I have to be here 6 months out of the year to maintain residency for tax purposes. Its a territory so no federal income tax and they have a 4% corporate tax rate if your business qualifies. I'm establishing myself but hope to have a boat soon to travel the other 6 months.
Is there a way to get involved in Study Hall by physically going to Portland to write or is this some sort of follow-on group exclusive to previous students? The study hall titled substack post says it happens on Thursdays but if there is anymore information that can be shared I would appreciate it. It just seems like something I would like to participate in if I have the time.
Hello Seattle. The current students asked to keep Study Hall limited for the next two weeks. After that I'll open it to more people, students and not. For now we ask you be masked. Yeah, I know that sucks, but I'm hideously disfigured (Invisible Monsters is memoir) and I feel less self-conscious if everyone else is also wearing a mask.
Forgive me if I’m not seeing something obvious in the description, but does one of the subscriptions entail a kind of virtual study hall and or writing workshop? If so, how does it work? Do you write stories and then submit/share them? Apologies again if I’m missing something obvious.
In the coming weeks I'll solicit stories, probably through LitReactor. If a story demonstrates a technique especially well, and I can use it as a teaching tool, I'll buy it. I'll post it here and praise it lavishly for how it does what it does.
Chuck— quick observation on some writing and question.
Recently, I did some trauma writing on my substack. I was an emotional nightmare while writing it— not really something I turn to. I’ve always been a journal writer, but went away from it the past 5 years. After I wrote the piece, the next day, I had no emotions towards it anymore and could edit it. Something powerful had been released from the memory itself after it was written—it was the weirdest feeling I have ever encountered. This was new for me.
What exactly happened to the emotion I had towards it? It was almost as if I watched a really good movie which grabs all your emotions— the second time, no emotions and you pay attention to the film making— is that what happened?
Lastly, film school ruined watching movies for me. Lol. Watching “Fight Club” and Spike Lee’s “Crooklyn” were excellent ways to learn directing and cinematography.
Forgive the disjointed ness of my message— I’m down with the flu. Sassy sends all the love!
I did get to meet you at ECCC 2019 maskless and surprisingly you seemed normal enough to me. Though you were set up right next to the Weta Workshop booth so maybe you were wearing a convincing prosthesis. Masking in this day and age seems like a reasonable requirement to me. Do their happen to be any other rules or hazing rituals that need to take place for entry in 2 weeks?
You know with this fancy substack site, I am quite sad that 'There' isn't an edit function to these comment postings. My rough draft posts are now the same as these hands that I am currently pressing into wet cement. Great, just look at me now. I got wet cement all over my phone. Thank God that I don't have to shoulder the burden of having beautiful nails too. I look forward to this "Brandon's" lesson. I am hopeful it involves a chisel and a hammer. Please dont confuse them with a sickle and a hammer just because I have Seattle in my name.
Hey, Seattle. I made the fatal mistake of making two typos in past comments and now my accursed fate is to forever be known as ‘the typo guy’. That, and my name is forever spelt with an “o” when I have an “a”.
I’m gonna assume this was autocorrect or an innocent mistake, but be warned, any more typos and you may find yourself suffering the same fate as I...
I think that is why I went with a geographical location instead of my actual name. That way people would know where I lived instead of being able to search my unique name. I want to be remembered for the words, ideas, and emotions in my stories. All of my their's, there's, and other mistakes are just going to be things I work on improving. It's the reason why I am here. I want to learn from all of the Brandon's, Brandan's, Chuck's, and everyone else lurking in this substack. I don't think you will be the typo person forever, but rather just for eternity minus one day.
Jeepers!
Footnote #2 😂
Hahahahaha 😂
This is your season to launch that pumpkin story we all loved.
I can't wait to tell you about the eerie thing this story already manifested in my real life. If this life is real, that is.
Please tell me it's an evil doll.
All dolls are evil.
I want this done on my toenails. I love them.
Send a photo.
Weird side note. A recent J.D. Salinger biography implied he had a foot fetish. Supposedly he'd contacted the 19-year-old Joyce Maynard because of her photograph in Vogue magazine. There she reclines on a stairway with her bare feet prominently in the foreground. ???
(helpless shrug) I don't see a watch in the famous photo.
https://www.vogue.com/article/joyce-maynard-yale-after-jd-salinger-metoo-the-best-of-us
Goodness. She looks like a Muppet here.
Chuck, do you think J.D. Salinger was privy to social media (or porn sites) and anonymously cruised dating sites and singles-for-mingles apps...swipe right, up, down, back and forth, in and out, all that jazz? Homeboy must have been really lonely as an recluse, no? If so, I wonder what rando username he might have used to creep thru pages and smash that "like" button to. Wonder if he and Tarantino belonged to any of the same Foot Fetish Fan Pages. Side note, off topic: Did you complete all 52 weeks of the serial in advance? Just curious as to your method and how much of it was mapped out (assuming all 52 weeks are tucked away already). Thanks Chuck! Josh
I'm not a rich man yet so I did the $40 a year. I've decided to start my own virtual study hall. Everyone is invited including Leaux's claws
Thank you! Where are you at? World-wise, I mean?
San Juan Puerto Rico. I have to be here 6 months out of the year to maintain residency for tax purposes. Its a territory so no federal income tax and they have a 4% corporate tax rate if your business qualifies. I'm establishing myself but hope to have a boat soon to travel the other 6 months.
Nice!
Also tell Leax she's gotta check out these nails: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUGQ8uajS_T/?utm_medium=copy_link
Not to name names, but I know several successful writers who established primary residency in Malta for the tax benefits.
Is there a way to get involved in Study Hall by physically going to Portland to write or is this some sort of follow-on group exclusive to previous students? The study hall titled substack post says it happens on Thursdays but if there is anymore information that can be shared I would appreciate it. It just seems like something I would like to participate in if I have the time.
Hello Seattle. The current students asked to keep Study Hall limited for the next two weeks. After that I'll open it to more people, students and not. For now we ask you be masked. Yeah, I know that sucks, but I'm hideously disfigured (Invisible Monsters is memoir) and I feel less self-conscious if everyone else is also wearing a mask.
Forgive me if I’m not seeing something obvious in the description, but does one of the subscriptions entail a kind of virtual study hall and or writing workshop? If so, how does it work? Do you write stories and then submit/share them? Apologies again if I’m missing something obvious.
In the coming weeks I'll solicit stories, probably through LitReactor. If a story demonstrates a technique especially well, and I can use it as a teaching tool, I'll buy it. I'll post it here and praise it lavishly for how it does what it does.
Chuck— quick observation on some writing and question.
Recently, I did some trauma writing on my substack. I was an emotional nightmare while writing it— not really something I turn to. I’ve always been a journal writer, but went away from it the past 5 years. After I wrote the piece, the next day, I had no emotions towards it anymore and could edit it. Something powerful had been released from the memory itself after it was written—it was the weirdest feeling I have ever encountered. This was new for me.
What exactly happened to the emotion I had towards it? It was almost as if I watched a really good movie which grabs all your emotions— the second time, no emotions and you pay attention to the film making— is that what happened?
Lastly, film school ruined watching movies for me. Lol. Watching “Fight Club” and Spike Lee’s “Crooklyn” were excellent ways to learn directing and cinematography.
Forgive the disjointed ness of my message— I’m down with the flu. Sassy sends all the love!
I did get to meet you at ECCC 2019 maskless and surprisingly you seemed normal enough to me. Though you were set up right next to the Weta Workshop booth so maybe you were wearing a convincing prosthesis. Masking in this day and age seems like a reasonable requirement to me. Do their happen to be any other rules or hazing rituals that need to take place for entry in 2 weeks?
You must know the words 'There' from 'Their.' Brandon school this person!
You know with this fancy substack site, I am quite sad that 'There' isn't an edit function to these comment postings. My rough draft posts are now the same as these hands that I am currently pressing into wet cement. Great, just look at me now. I got wet cement all over my phone. Thank God that I don't have to shoulder the burden of having beautiful nails too. I look forward to this "Brandon's" lesson. I am hopeful it involves a chisel and a hammer. Please dont confuse them with a sickle and a hammer just because I have Seattle in my name.
Hey, Seattle. I made the fatal mistake of making two typos in past comments and now my accursed fate is to forever be known as ‘the typo guy’. That, and my name is forever spelt with an “o” when I have an “a”.
I’m gonna assume this was autocorrect or an innocent mistake, but be warned, any more typos and you may find yourself suffering the same fate as I...
I think that is why I went with a geographical location instead of my actual name. That way people would know where I lived instead of being able to search my unique name. I want to be remembered for the words, ideas, and emotions in my stories. All of my their's, there's, and other mistakes are just going to be things I work on improving. It's the reason why I am here. I want to learn from all of the Brandon's, Brandan's, Chuck's, and everyone else lurking in this substack. I don't think you will be the typo person forever, but rather just for eternity minus one day.
Our typos make us human. There's also the Freudian typo.
BEST NAILS EVER!!!!!