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...always been "Write what you know." Raymond Carver did exactly that. It so happens that for most of his life, what Carver knew best was hardship, both physical and psychological. In his short stories--tight-lipped parables of abjection that became hugely influential in the 1980s--life is a kind of nonstop distress sale. The apartments are shabby; the rent is unpaid; the living room furniture has been carried outside and strewn across the lawn. The people seem dislocated too, even when they're stuck in one place, licking their wounds and drinking hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man of Constant Sorrow | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...continued to do it. I was the youngest of four, and by the time I came around, my dad had seen it all. So he was just like, "Go, just do it. Whatever it is." He was really supportive, and I was lucky in that. That's the same kind of approach I have with my kids. If they love doing it, I don't care if it's not considered the cool thing or if they're not going to get a varsity letter. I want them to be happy, and I want them to enjoy themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Tony Hawk | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...love working with Buesser,” Dempsey said. “We kind of have, I wouldn’t say the same style of play, but we complement each other really well. I always know that she’s going to go out there as hard as she can and be in the right spots at the right time?...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Shreds Ancient Eight Opponents | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...guys kind of rely on me and almost assume I’m going to win these matches,” West said. “I don’t want to let them down...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Rolls To Two Victories | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...don’t have a giant cloth tower, but we wouldn’t want that kind of scar on Winthrop,” said Frank A. Myslicki ’12, a member of Winthrop HoCo, which served burgers and beer.At Eliot’s tailgate, things were slightly more formal...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tailgate Rages Forth At Yale | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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