transmissions from a compromised antenna

Had my last class with Sam Tanenhaus of The New York Times yesterday and seeing him straighten out myriad tiny flaws and errors in my classmates' writing really brought home the obsessive attention to grammar, sound, and narrative one has to bring to bear if you want your writing to hold up. It's so easy to relax and let weaknesses slip though.

I went home and looked over a couple of my recent published works, desperately wishing that I could have one more go-around on them. But then, even Ballard says he never reads over any of his own books or stories because he finds too many mistakes. So at least I'm in decent company.

I'll be at the big Evolver party at Jivamukti yoga tomorrow night. If anyone's planning on going drop me a line