Desk Notes by Charles Schifano
You might recognize these undulations if you’ve ever struggled with a new language.
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In the São Paulo summer, the air is salty and thick and the rains are always just minutes away.
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For an unforgettable account of foreign reporting, we need to jump back nearly a century.
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Whenever a sentence flows across the page with verve and punch and spice, whenever a reader feels propelled forward at a faster rate, there’s something…
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Is it possible to eradicate all the bad words?
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Writers who indulge this temptation are guilty of interrupting a dinnertime conversation.
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Even the most innocuous subjects result in rage.
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Creativity demands two steps.
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A Writer's WriterWhat it takes to finish the novel.
The TemptationHow to sidestep the temptation of cliché?
A Sense of PrudenceWhere the sun falls and time doesn’t exist.
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Transfer at 42ndApparent victims always give you the most remarkable looks—and I do write from experience.
Black CoffeeHere is the momentum of your past choices.
Discovering A MemoryHow are these new words?
Some Thoughts About A CardinalHere is a relentlessness that must be resisted.
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Individual LiesHere are the convenient, pacifying, comfortable fictions.
A Knife EdgeShould you begin a task that you’re unlikely to finish?
ShacklesHave you noticed how much people adore shackles?
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Collapsible DistancesHow does speed change our perception of distance?
A Slight Pang of GuiltAn inability to meet expectations: straining to compensate for lost words.
AddressesThe real map is a hidden network of relationships, memories, and associations.
Out-SicknessWhen you tell stories about your home, the stranger hears a travel narrative.

Desk Notes by Charles Schifano


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