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A Poem by GM Quinte

By Antoine On March 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In deep thots, kultur, Poetry, WTF

International Call

You can see in the early light of dawn
Facing the noise of the so-called Twilight
Bright stars through the perilous fight, and a wide range of his lines and
Flow because we are bold, fluttering looking at the wall?
The rockets red light, and bombs, and the explosion [...]

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Worst Performance by an Author (cover version)

By Antoine On August 16, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Publishing, v1d30, WTF

Some years ago, Jonathan Franzen made a terrible author video. I watched it many times and laughed. The more I watched it, though, the more it made sense to me as the ideal act of authorly rebellion…and the more I found myself sympathizing with Franzen’s concerns.

Finally, today, I recorded my cover version. Here it [...]

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A Blurb from Rainn Wilson…

By Antoine On February 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Hollyweird, lulz, Publishing, WTF

…for Panorama City!

Um, the city.

“I have a special relationship with Panorama City, CA. First of all, The Office is literally filmed there. Also, I saw Dungeons and Dragons, The Movie there a long time ago. Also they have a Home Depot. I haven’t read the book yet but if it’s half as interesting [...]

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Blammo! New Tab!

By Antoine On June 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Fotoz, kultur, lulz, Poetry, WTF

I’ve added a tab over there on the right (“NEIGHBORS’) to spruce things up around here.

Now Starring…

The temporary home of poet G.M. Quinte, currently residing in his cousin’s guesthouse and on my server. Stunningly opaque free verse. The Slow Paparazzo. His motto: “Right Place + Wrong Time = 100% Fame.” Jean-Jacques Arsenault’s inspirational [...]

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Halforism

By Antoine On August 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In deep thots, Typign, WTF

Either you want to know, or you want to be known.

Literary ambition is wanting to be known for knowing.

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Jesus, Vincent Van Gogh, and Captain Kirk

By Antoine On February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In lulz, tee vee, WTF

Live together in the City of Industry and spend their days watching TV.

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Festival of Books

By Antoine On April 28, 2009 · 1 Comment · In e v e n t s, Publishing, Reading, WTF

Another year, another LA Times Festival of Books. I’m feeling somewhat melancholy in the wake of it. It’s hard to come back to the desk after such a wonderfully stimulating series of social interactions, literary or otherwise.

Usually I get excited to meet one writer or another, someone whose work I’ve always admired but [...]

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click at your own risk

By Antoine On February 6, 2009 · 1 Comment · In g33kd0m, WTF

[get your own cornify button]

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whoah

By Antoine On November 17, 2008 · 2 Comments · In g33kd0m, WTF

Want to trip out for a second?

Listen to the first sound, then the second, then the first again.

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lawn signs

By Antoine On November 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In crapocalypse, WTF

Ever wonder about those lawn signs you see everywhere that say:

SINGLE?
www.[town's name]singles.com

Mystery solved.

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author of PANORAMA CITY (HMH, Fall 2012), THE INTERLOPER (Other, 2007), and other things

A Poem by GM Quinte

Worst Performance by an Author (cover version)

A Blurb from Rainn Wilson…

Blammo! New Tab!

Halforism

Jesus, Vincent Van Gogh, and Captain Kirk

Festival of Books

click at your own risk

whoah

lawn signs

panorama city (available now)

"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE."

- PETER CAREY

antoine wilson * *

* not my surfboard

not my dog

* not my apartment

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- T.C. Boyle

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author of PANORAMA CITY (HMH, Fall 2012), THE INTERLOPER (Other, 2007), and other things

panorama city (available now)

"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE." - PETER CAREY

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"As assured and sumptuously written as any first novel I’ve encountered....This is writing at its very best." - T.C. Boyle

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"THIS IS A BOOK YOU WILL HOLD IN YOUR HEAD ALL DAY LONG, A BOOK YOU WILL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORK, A BOOK YOU WILL STILL BE SAVORING AS YOU DRIFT INTO SLEEP. IT IS FILLED WITH JOY AND WONDER, AND A SORT OF GOODNESS YOU HAD STOPPED BELIEVING MIGHT BE EVEN POSSIBLE."

- PETER CAREY

antoine wilson * *

* not my surfboard

not my dog

* not my apartment

"As assured and sumptuously written as any first novel I’ve encountered....This is writing at its very best."

- T.C. Boyle