
In 1961, this submission letter — written by an aspiring 14-year-old author named Stephen King — arrived at the offices of Spacemen Magazine accompanied by a copy of “The Killer,” the short story in question. Unfortunately for Stephen the magazine’s editor, Forrest Ackerman, didn’t deem the tale worthy of inclusion at that point.
By mh
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Posted in Composition
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Also tagged action, America, application, DIY, found, fuckem, fun, letter, magazine, published, romance, sent, short, Stephen King, story, submission, text, unknown, USA, writing, youth
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Balthus, ‘The Street’ (1933)
By sk
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Posted in Composition
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Also tagged ball, balthus, child, Diego Velázquez, hat, life, metaphysical, painting, people, plank, play, reference, rue, the street, woman, wood
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‘Wind Orchestra’ (2012) by Mircea Cantor. Watch video here.
‘The Character’ (2011) by Candice Breitz.
Fifteen children were each asked to watch a Bollywood movie prominently featuring a child character. During the shoot that followed, each child was asked to verbally portray the child character in the movie that s/he had watched, to describe the role and plight of that character within the movie’s narrative.
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Posted in Composition
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Also tagged Bollywood, Candice Breitz, character, child, cinema, film, India, movie, real life, role, story, tell
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