Charlotte Rains Dixon

Burning Questions

Lost in Translation was on some random cable channel last night (its probably always on some random cable channel somewhere). Love that movie. Though I still want to know: What does Bill Murray whisper in Scarlett Johansen’s ear at the end?

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

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Paroquet

A fancy name for parakeet. I think I prefer paroquet.

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Books

The Strumpet Rediscovers An Author

Elizabeth Hand is a wonderful author, her prose other-worldly and lush. Elizabeth Hand uses the word crepuscular. I love the word crepuscular. I actually associate the word with her, because I’m quite sure I first read it in one of her books. It’s the kind of word she uses a lot, with great authority. And […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/06/2015

Books

The Road

Oprah chose Cormac McCarthy’s novel, The Road, for her next book club selection. And, she succeeded in convincing McCarthy to give her an interview–his second in 40 years. I’m kinda a big fan of both–though I’m more a fan of McCarthy in theory than in reality because I can’t stand to read his books. Lewis […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

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Beginnings

My friend Sue (one of my Nashville peeps) and I have both recently started re-writing our novels. Today she emailed me and asked what I knew about first chapters. I told her one thing I know about first chapters is that they are hard–hard because a first chapter is the foundation for everything that is […]

Charlotte Rains Dixon 17 years ago11/03/2015

Burning Questions

Paroquet

The Strumpet Rediscovers An Author

The Road

Beginnings

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