skip to main | skip to sidebar

A Writer's Desk

Thoughts on books, readings and writings.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Want to Get Happy?


Then start reading.
Posted by Jonathan S. at Monday, November 17, 2008
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Labels: Studies, Thoughts on Reading

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Search This Blog

About Me

My photo
Jonathan S.
Seattle, Washington, United States
I am a writer living in the Pacific Northwest. I am working on a book about the Lincoln Highway. Follow me: http://thefatherroad.com/
View my complete profile
Add to Technorati Favorites

Books Published

  • Odd Harbor - E-Book Novel No Longer Available

Books Published In

  • 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 Major Medical
  • My Funny Valentine: America's Most Hilarious Writers Take On Love, Romance, and Other Complications
  • The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes

Magazines Published In

  • Amphora Magazine
  • BPM Magazine
  • Beer Northwest Magazine
  • Canoe and Kayak Magazine
  • City Arts
  • Coffee House Digest
  • Comedians Magazine
  • Culture: The Word on Cheese
  • Diner Journal
  • Discover America Travel Guide
  • Distinctly Northwest Magazine
  • Epitaphs Magazine
  • Fine Books and Collections Magazine
  • Forever Green
  • Geez Magazine
  • Ghettoblaster Magazine
  • Halftime Magazine
  • Idaho Magazine
  • Lexus Magazine
  • Meatpaper
  • Metro Dot Pop
  • Nevada Magazine
  • Northwest Travel Magazine
  • Parody Poetry Journal
  • Presence Magazine
  • Put an Egg on It
  • Rain Taxi Review of Books
  • Remedy Quarterly
  • SOMA Magazine
  • Seattle Business Magazine
  • Seattle Sound Magazine
  • Sip Northwest Magazine
  • Stage Directions Magazine
  • Sublime Magazine
  • Swindle Magazine
  • Touring & Tasting Magazine
  • Twins Magazine
  • Uppercase Magazine
  • Venuszine
  • Welding and Cutting Magazine

Newspapers Published In

  • Boston Globe
  • Columbia River Reader
  • 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
  • Free Crap on the Side of the Road
  • Full Stop

Websites Published On (Music Writing)

  • Amplified
  • Boxx Magazine
  • BPM
  • Now On Tour
  • Silent Uproar
  • Sweet Fox
  • Three Imaginary Girls
  • Usounds
  • Venuszine

Websites Published In (Humor Writing)

  • Bacon Today
  • Beachwood Reporter
  • Cap'n Wacky
  • CC2K
  • Cricket Soda
  • Defenstration
  • Hobart Pulp
  • McSweeney's Internet Tendency
  • Seattle Raptor
  • Seattle Salmon
  • Yankee Potroast

Websites Published In (Misc Writings)

  • 555 Collective
  • AAA Journey Magazine
  • Aesthetic Refuge
  • CC2K
  • Earthwalkers Magazine
  • Haiku Ninjas
  • Lost Magazine
  • Pen Cap Chew Magazine
  • Poor Taste Magazine
  • Portland Fiction Project
  • Vintage Seattle
  • Word Riot

Photography Published In

  • AAA Journey Magazine
  • City Arts Magazine
  • Crappy Taxidermy
  • Fine Books and Collections Magazine
  • 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
  • Media Bistro
  • Morning News
  • National Book Critics Circle Board
  • Neatorama
  • New York Times Book Section
  • New York Times Magazine
  • New Yorker
  • Newsmap
  • Onion, The
  • Slate Magazine
  • Smithsonian
  • Three Quarks Daily
  • USA Today Pop Candy
  • Vanity Fair
  • Weekly World News

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
  • Sherman Alexie
  • Steve Martin
  • Susan Orlean
  • T.C. Boyle
  • Timothy Egan
  • Tobias Wolff

Blog Archive

  • ►  2014 (243)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  July (16)
    • ►  June (30)
    • ►  May (32)
    • ►  April (36)
    • ►  March (39)
    • ►  February (41)
    • ►  January (48)
  • ►  2013 (940)
    • ►  December (44)
    • ►  November (21)
    • ►  October (47)
    • ►  September (42)
    • ►  August (45)
    • ►  July (46)
    • ►  June (80)
    • ►  May (123)
    • ►  April (123)
    • ►  March (125)
    • ►  February (112)
    • ►  January (132)
  • ►  2012 (1797)
    • ►  December (126)
    • ►  November (118)
    • ►  October (141)
    • ►  September (153)
    • ►  August (167)
    • ►  July (181)
    • ►  June (188)
    • ►  May (165)
    • ►  April (143)
    • ►  March (143)
    • ►  February (135)
    • ►  January (137)
  • ►  2011 (1753)
    • ►  December (117)
    • ►  November (130)
    • ►  October (127)
    • ►  September (137)
    • ►  August (113)
    • ►  July (148)
    • ►  June (159)
    • ►  May (171)
    • ►  April (169)
    • ►  March (174)
    • ►  February (154)
    • ►  January (154)
  • ►  2010 (1561)
    • ►  December (169)
    • ►  November (173)
    • ►  October (191)
    • ►  September (138)
    • ►  August (122)
    • ►  July (143)
    • ►  June (115)
    • ►  May (112)
    • ►  April (105)
    • ►  March (104)
    • ►  February (99)
    • ►  January (90)
  • ►  2009 (951)
    • ►  December (87)
    • ►  November (85)
    • ►  October (72)
    • ►  September (74)
    • ►  August (74)
    • ►  July (93)
    • ►  June (72)
    • ►  May (79)
    • ►  April (81)
    • ►  March (87)
    • ►  February (66)
    • ►  January (81)
  • ▼  2008 (826)
    • ►  December (86)
    • ▼  November (62)
      • Happy Thanksgiving
      • Jon's Writing in Distinctly Northwest Magazine
      • The Read Green Initiative
      • Top Five Movies About Writer's Block
      • REVIEWS OF SEATTLE ARTS PERFORMANCES IF DONE BY TH...
      • Literary Rock Band Names
      • Best Esquire Magazine Stories - Ever
      • Jon's Concert Review in Venuszine
      • Bad Sex Award Nominees Announced
      • Quote of the Week
      • Friday's Poem
      • Zombies vs Unicorns
      • Sara Newton's Fontastic Quiz
      • The Grapes of Wrath - Lewd, Foul, and Obscene
      • Rethinking Night Ranger's "Sister Christian"
      • What Novels Can Teach Us About Poverty
      • Old Board Games
      • Life Magazine Archive
      • The Plan
      • Sidewalk Stanzas
      • A Brief History of Drug Using Writers
      • Newspapers: Great for Writing Ridiculous Stories
      • What is the Future of Science Fiction?
      • Paging Through History's Beautiful Science
      • Want to Get Happy?
      • Hiroshima: The Lost Photographs
      • 50 Best Gay Books
      • Quote of the Week
      • Friday's Poem
      • Today's Short Story - Angst Riddled Rheingold
      • A Peek at a 15th Century Scroll of the Koran
      • Jon's Writing in Stage Directions Magazine
      • Bond Bible Study
      • Know Literature, Know the World
      • Hobo Matters
      • 18th Century Dead People Were Our 1st Celebrities
      • New York Times Headlines Are Zen Koans
      • Personal Bits on This Blog
      • Kay Ryan Interviewed on Charlie Rose
      • Holding History in Your Hands
      • Toni Morrison: A Mother, A Stranger, a 'Mercy'
      • 101 Best Screenplays Ever
      • Quote of the Week
      • Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008
      • Why Big Books Still Matter
      • Friday's Poem
      • Five Legendary Writers' Homes
      • Woolf's Views on Writing
      • The Measure of Democracy
      • Now That the Race is Over...
      • Brain-Damaged Girl Given Power of Speech
      • Let America Be America Again
      • Universities that Offer Free Courses
      • Rare Cicero Book Found
      • Vote!
      • 25 Places to Read Free Books Online
      • Ventures in E-Publishing
      • Wildlife Photographers of the Year
      • Archeological Find Could Alter the History of Lite...
      • Quote of the Week
      • Ten Comic Books to Read In Your Lifetime
      • Sherman Alexie on the Colbert Report
    • ►  October (55)
    • ►  September (73)
    • ►  August (67)
    • ►  July (83)
    • ►  June (70)
    • ►  May (60)
    • ►  April (72)
    • ►  March (74)
    • ►  February (45)
    • ►  January (79)
  • ►  2007 (256)
    • ►  December (48)
    • ►  November (44)
    • ►  October (41)
    • ►  September (28)
    • ►  August (41)
    • ►  July (26)
    • ►  June (24)
    • ►  May (4)