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Monday, October 15, 2001
Later Abominations
By Paul Ford
Awful writing from 1999 on, when I should have known better.
1 My Pals Sonic YouthA visit to the concert hall. Wednesday, January 27, 1999 |
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2 Solo in GraySea Lions in the park. What do my words mean here? I use the word pinnepedal. Why? Oh, God. Thursday, March 18, 1999 |
3 PredictionThe only point of this piece is to demonstrate what a jackass I am. Friday, March 26, 1999 |
4 Citizen DarthTrashing the new Star Wars movie. It deserved trashing. Sunday, April 11, 1999 |
5 ArtAn essay on the arts scene and what it meant to me in 1999. Of course, when I'm writing these summaries (mid-2000) I care not at all. Tuesday, April 13, 1999 |
6 Here We Go AgainI broke up with a girl and had to write for the sympathetic Internet audience about my deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep feelings. Monday, April 19, 1999 |
7 FantasyA dumb little story with one or two good lines, based on a completely predictable joke. Monday, April 19, 1999 |
8 CreatedWhat's wrong with the world? An attempt at a non-answer in a few short words. Reading over these archives, I want often to say shut up, fellow. Why didn't I? Thursday, May 6, 1999 |
9 Mirror Only Slightly AngledThe online journaler, a strange creature of odd habits. Saturday, June 12, 1999 |
10 SamplerAll the things in my head all at once. Monday, June 28, 1999 |
11 Rein, carnationA goofy fiction. Monday, June 28, 1999 |
12 WiresA series of little narratives, all glued together Friday, April 23, 1999 9 sections. |
13 An Ending of SortsClosure on the Internet Wednesday, March 10, 1999 |
14 My Favorite VariableGeeking out. Saturday, January 23, 1999 |
15 Tracking My ChangesA few absolutely shitty literary thoughts. Tuesday, February 2, 1999 |
16 ArchivePrior Iterations of Ftrain, created in blind ignorance but with great hopes, and information on the site itself. My advice, which you should feel free to ignore considering the source, is to start from the very end - to read the new stuff first, when I'd actually learned a little bit about writing, and then if you can stomach it, move backwards. Saturday, January 1, 2000 3 sections. |
17 11 Aug 98Acting my age Tuesday, August 11, 1998 |
18 LitanyA sad whine about work, written in the "high amateur" style that so much of my prose favors. Sunday, March 14, 1999 |
19 Cliches, some with ExamplesHow many can you spot? And when is a cliche a characteristic? Sunday, March 28, 1999 |
20 CommercialAh well. Sometimes the writing turned to squalorous sloppiness. Here's a good example. Sunday, April 18, 1999 |
21 First DaySo now, I decided to become autobiographical. I thought I'd write my whole life's story in about 3 hours, but I didn't get far. Here's the first piece. Tuesday, February 23, 1999 |
22 CarpointOh, I am a didactic bastard. What was I trying to accomplish with my mini-lecture on automotive environmentalism? Friday, March 26, 1999 |
23 SmallA New York moment of no note. Sunday, January 3, 1999 |
24 BeforeA moment of waiting for the emotions to settle. Tuesday, January 26, 1999 |
25 BurdenSick of writing, I write about being sick of writing. Result? The audience is sick of me. Monday, January 4, 1999 |
26 The Voice in the EarTalking, talking back, and so on. Taking it all too seriously. Sunday, April 18, 1999 |
27 MonologueWriting on writing about writing. Kill me. Tuesday, May 18, 1999 |
28 Shut Up, PaulWhat he said. Monday, May 24, 1999 |
29 I Believe (a comic gothic, first draft)A little fiction with a high "yeah, whatever" quotient Friday, February 26, 1999 |
30 Study HallWorking and what it's like to work and whatever. Tuesday, January 5, 1999 |
31 OverdueA little apology to a woman who's long, long gone. Tuesday, February 23, 1999 |
32 The Ftrain Temporary FAQ Out of ideas, I began writing about Ftrain itself. Bad sign. Tuesday, March 7, 2000 |
33 Staten Island Middling writing about a nice day. Monday, May 1, 2000 |
34 Lost Weekend I was just fucking with people here, writing nonsense, talking crazy talk. Tuesday, May 2, 2000 |
35 BloodlifeIn my modern era, love begins with diagnostics. Sunday, June 25, 2000 |
36 Location x 3Ask an idiot a simple question, and see what happens. Sunday, July 16, 2000 |
37 Explosion on FtrainRelaunching the Web site. Thursday, July 27, 2000 |
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38 Republican National ConventionI'm trying to unrust my chops, so I wrote down some thoughts on the RNC. It's hard to connect ideas; I'm struggling with the words. Thursday, August 3, 2000 |
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