Hello world. Here are your links for this week!
Overcoming Cheapness by Steve Pavlina
Steve Pavlina seems to have mastered the art of self-help, and this article is no different. Read on for advice on changing your spending habits to create more value in your life.
CNFtweets – 130-Character Essays
Fancy yourself a nonfiction writer? For those who don’t know, Creative Nonfiction (the country’s leading journal for the genre) is taking submissions of sorts on Twitter: “Can you tell a true story in 130 characters or less? Prove it. Trend topic #cnftweet, and we’ll RT our fave everyday!” The best tweets may also appear in one of the journal’s upcoming issues. Visit CNF on Twitter to read the cnftweets and submit your own.
I have been in love with this song for months:
Michael Jackson-Inspired Photoshoot
Stylelikeu has shared an awesome Michael Jackson tribute fashion editorial (with zoom-able photos) which was created for Italian Vanity Fair last year. The clothes are great, and the model, Anna Davolio, bears a surprising resemblance to MJ–in some of the photos, you’d swear you were looking right at him.
The King of Pop–soda, that is. Check out this image/design proposal for Pepsi–a delightfully clever and stylish commemoration of MJ’s life and impact. (Thanks Nubby)
“The Abduction” by Stanley Kunitz
Some things I do not profess
to understand, perhaps
not wanting to, including
whatever it was they did
with you or you with them
that timeless summer day
when you stumbled out of the wood,
distracted, with your white blouse torn
and a bloodstain on your skirt.
“Do you believe?” you asked.
Between us, through the years,
from bits, from broken clues,
we pieced enough together
to make the story real… (read the rest)
That’s all, folks! As always, loving your company.
