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2008 Stories by Jonathan Kiefer

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  published December 31, 2008

  Okay, deep breath. It's over. The year, that is. And yes, it's quite all right to be tired. We all are. So why not slow down and shut yourself... More >>

• Pocketbook Environmentalism

  published December 3, 2008

  The dustjacket and front pages of Oakland environmentalist Van Jones' new book are littered, as it were, with gushing blurbs by the likes of Al... More >>

• Living Without LeRoy

  published November 5, 2008

  Savannah Knoop had been worrying about this night for months. And she knew she'd brought it on herself. She remembered perfectly well that... More >>

• Who wants to read books about the Internet?

  published October 1, 2008

  "There is still so much we have to learn about TV!" Kurt Vonnegut wrote in 1991. Now it's 2008, and there is still so much we have to learn... More >>

• Quaken and Stirred

  published September 24, 2008

  Writers make mistakes. This is true; it has been fact checked. Hence, Litquake, the city's annual festival of words and the people who use... More >>

• Read This If You Want to Live

  published September 3, 2008

  Okay, it's becoming obvious that nobody is going to say anything, because, well, who wants to be the buzzkill, right? But this whole Litquake... More >>

• I, Me, Media

  published August 27, 2008

  I am here to tell you how to write for Harper's Magazine. Not having done it myself should not be a problem. Any self-respecting and/or... More >>

• A trip down memoir lane with accordionist Linda Robertson

  published July 30, 2008

  On principle, there are several reasons to oppose Linda Robertson's new book. For starters, What Rhymes with Bastard? is yet another... More >>