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Thoughts on books, readings and writings with notes about my freelance work.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Dinner Party Menus Based on Literary Taste
Plan on having a dinner party tonight to ring in 2011? Are you a book nerd? If you've answered yes to both questions, Flavorwire has some
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Jonathan S.
Seattle, Washington, United States
I am a writer living in the Pacific Northwest.
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Odd Harbor
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Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World
Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed
Home Brew Wind Power
Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists
My Funny Valentine: America's Most Hilarious Writers Take On Love, Romance, and Other Complications
The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes
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Beer Northwest Magazine
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Canoe and Kayak Magazine
City Arts
Coffee House Digest
Comedians Magazine
Diner Journal
Discover America Travel Guide
Distinctly Northwest Magazine
Epitaphs Magazine
Fine Books and Collections Magazine
Forever Green
Halftime Magazine
Idaho Magazine
Lexus Magazine
Metro Dot Pop
Northwest Travel Magazine
Presence Magazine
Rain Taxi Review of Books
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Stage Directions Magazine
Sublime Magazine
Swindle Magazine
Touring & Tasting Magazine
Twins Magazine
Venuszine
Welding and Cutting Magazine
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Boston Globe
Crab Cracker
Dallas Morning News
Denver Post
Kansas City Star
Los Angeles Times
Oklahoman
Olympian
Oregonian
Pike Place Market News
Vashon Beachcomber
Vashon Loop
Blogs I Contribute To
City Arts Magazine
Fine Books and Collections Magazine
Websites Published In (Music Writing)
Amplified
BPM
Now On Tour
Silent Uproar
Sweet Fox
Three Imaginary Girls
Usounds
Venuszine
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Beachwood Reporter
Cap'n Wacky
CC2K
Cricket Soda
Defenstration
Hobart Pulp
McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Seattle Raptor
Seattle Salmon
Yankee Potroast
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AAA Journey Magazine
Aesthetic Refuge
CC2K
Earthwalkers Magazine
Haiku Ninjas
Lost Magazine
Pen Cap Chew Magazine
Poor Taste Magazine
Portland Fiction Project
Vintage Seattle
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Photography Published In
AAA Journey Magazine
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Crappy Taxidermy
Northwest Travel Magazine
Magazines, Sites, and Blogs I Read Frequently
Atlantic
Bookdwarf
Bookninja
Comics Curmudgeon
Crosscut Seattle
Curious Expeditions
Esquire
Grist
Guardian Unlimited Books
Harper's Magazine
Largehearted Boy
Magazine Publishers of America
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National Book Critics Circle Board
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New York Times Book Section
New York Times Magazine
New Yorker
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Slate Magazine
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USA Today Pop Candy
Vanity Fair
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Writers I Read Regularly
Annie Dillard
Bill Bryson
Bill McKibben
Darby Conley
Dave Barry
George Saunders
Mark Bowden
Matthew Yglesias
Nick Hornby
Oliver Sacks
Pete Dexter
Sarah Vowell
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Timothy Egan
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