William Kowalski at the Globe & Mail makes the case for Fitzgerald’s Gatsby:
Gatsby the man is a complete fiction, as he admits to narrator Nick Carraway: Just as the United States was carved from the wilderness, he fashioned himself an identity as a wealthy, Oxford-educated gentleman, sustaining it through sheer determination and bravado - that [...]
This is heartbreaking stuff from Jane Austen Doe:
By the end of this story I will have broken the most sacred rules of modern authordom. I’ll tell you how much my publishers have paid me for the books I’ve written. I’ll tell you how many copies each of those books has sold. I’ll share with you [...]
Dr Bill’s Harley Wisdom digs up some little white lies you might recognise:
- “It’s so nice to see you.”
- “Glad you called.”
- “I’d love to chat but I’m late for a meeting.”
- “My cell phone battery was down.”
- “I’ve been so busy this week… we’re really slammed at work.”
- “I’m working on it as we speak.”
- “Jeez… I’d love to but I already have a previous commitment that day.”
- “I’m really looking forward to seeing you.”
- “Oh this is delicious.”
- “You know I’m always honest with you.”
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It seems to be an easy combination these days, to be a politician and a liar. Maybe it was ever so? It’s one of those questions which trip you up. The guy’s always going to insist he’s not a liar, but is he lying about it?
Well, yes, usually.
But it’s sometimes funny as well.
Yesterday’s article in [...]
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