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A Close Reading of David Foster Wallace

Reading non-fiction in a big deal in high school these days.  It’s a large part of what the testing is all about.  And as a child of the 80s and 90s, I’ve always understood that reading was fundamental.  But teaching … Continue reading

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DFW on “Reading Something That is Good and Real”

A large chunk of my reading time this past December was dedicated to reading through Stephen J. Burn’s Conversations with David Foster Wallace.  The book is a collection of interviews that spans Foster Wallace’s career and that represents each part … Continue reading

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David Foster Wallace and “This is Water”

David Foster Wallace has been popping up a lot lately, so much that I’m contemplating making 2013 the Summer of Infinite Jest.  We’ll see. A few years ago, DFW gave a commencement address that has become quite the sensation.  A … Continue reading

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Love Stories, Ghost Stories, and David Foster Wallace

I HAD FORGOTTEN that a full-length biography of David Foster Wallace was on the way.  I’m not as much of a fan as DFW as I should be: I have yet to read my way through Infinite Jest.  But I’ve … Continue reading

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