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Michigan Judge Strikes Down State Aid to Private Schools
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LANSING (AP) — A Michigan judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional state laws that reimburse private schools for the cost of fire drills, inspections and other state requirements.
Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Diane Stephens said the 2016 and 2017 budget laws violate the state constitution's ban regarding direct or indirect aid to non-public schools. It was a victory for public school groups that challenged $5 million in appropriations spread over two years.
The Republican-backed spending has been frozen during the lawsuit.
Stephens rejected the state's argument that the funds are not for educational purposes but rather health, safety and welfare purposes. She said providing money to offset compliance costs "supports the employment of nonpublic school employees" and cedes a "significant degree of control" to private schools — unlike other allowable expenses such as "shared-time" aid for public schools that enroll private students in non-core elective classes.
The suit was filed in March 2017 by the Michigan Association of School Boards, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and groups representing school districts, administrators and parents. In July, the judge issued a preliminary injunction.
"I don't think from our perspective that we could have asked for a better ruling," said Don Wotruba, executive director of the school board group. "While it may not be a lot of money, it at least at this level of the courts closes the door on the Legislature trying to move further in this direction."
A state budget office spokesman declined to comment, saying lawmakers had requested the spending — not Gov. Rick Snyder. In 2016, after he signed a budget with an initial $2.5 million in aid to help cover private schools' costs to comply with mandates, the Republican governor unsuccessfully sought an advisory opinion from the state Supreme Court on whether the spending supported by GOP legislators was constitutional.
It was not immediately clear late Thursday if the state would appeal the ruling.
Advocacy groups such as the Michigan Catholic Conference, the church's policy arm, have said the funding is not educational and is intended to ensure all schoolchildren are kept safe and healthy with immunization reporting, background checks and other mandates.
A 1970 voter-approved amendment to Michigan's constitution prohibits using public money to directly or indirectly aid or maintain parochial and other private schools being attended by roughly 100,000 students. Courts have interpreted the amendment to bar state support for general educational programs unless the main effect is to further a "substantial" governmental purpose.
Last month, a group that includes a Catholic school in Grand Rapids, parents and GOP lawmakers filed a separate lawsuit challenging the 1970 ban. The plaintiffs said it was deeply rooted in anti-Catholic sentiment and violates the U.S. Constitution in a number of ways, including equal protection and free speech.
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For nearly 300 years, the Vesselle family has been tilling the chalky soils of Bouzy and cultivating some of the village's best-placed Pinot Noir vines.
The family owns one of Champagne's smallest walled vineyards, the 'Petit Clos.' Located just outside the Vesselle home in Bouzy, 'Petit Clos' is the pinnacle of the powerful yet elegant Bouzy style, pure grand cru Pinot Noir fermented in barrels made from oak trees from the Champagne region, and aged for a decade in bottle.
Domaine Jean Vesselle crafts "grower" Champagne, a récoltant-manipulant house that grows its own grapes and makes its own wine all on site. This qualitative difference is crucial for those seeking the ultimate in Champagne flavor and character.
The family's vineyards are planted to 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, a fidelity to Pinot Noir that's much greater than other houses in the region. Vines are cared for according to lutte raisonée principles, concentrating mostly on organic practices and avoiding chemical treatments. Vineyard rows are plowed to avoid the use of herbicides. The estate too uses solar energy and recycles rainwater to reduce its energy footprint.
Soils in general are the classic chalk of the Montagne de Reims. Grapes are harvested exclusively by hand and pressed gently, then fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Wines undergo second fermentation in bottle (méthode Champenoise) and are cellared for two years to 10, depending on the cuvée. Wines are disgorged just before they are shipped.
'Petit Clos' is the heart of the family domaine, a quarter-acre walled Pinot Noir vineyard and one of the smallest 'clos' vineyards in Champagne. Fermented in barrel; aged for more than 10 years in bottle. The domaine's finest cuvée and the pinnacle of pure Blanc de Noirs Champagne. This champagne gets its name due to the fact that Domaine Jean Vesselle has the smallest "Clos" (a vineyard that is enclosed by 3 or more walls) in the Champagne region. When Delphine officially took over Champagne Jean Vesselle from her father in 1995, she wanted to add her own signature style by creating the quintessence of Champagne Jean Vesselle... and so she made a "cuvée" that comes solely from the "Petit Clos" which is an area situated at the heart of the domaine in Bouzy, measuring just over 64 square meters and made up of 100% Pinot Noir grapes.
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CARLO ANCELOTTI last night warned the world not to "kill" Ashley Cole after he shot a student.
Ashley Cole, 30, is under police investigation after he hit a 21-year-old work placement kid with a pellet fired accidentally from a high-powered air rifle at the club's Cobham HQ.
But he will not be sacked by Chelsea, who have fined him £250,000, and is set to play against Manchester United tonight.
Chelsea boss Ancelotti said: "It was an accident. What do we have to do now? Kill him? No. We have to support him.
"There was never any chance of him being sacked. Ashley made a mistake.
"But he has apologised to everyone. First to the guy who was involved, second to his team-mates, third to the club.
"The mistake was that the gun was at Cobham. We didn't know it was here.
"But who hasn't made a mistake in their life? Who? I am angry, obviously. I'm not happy.
"But he is a good player and a good man. For this reason, that he's a good man, we have to be fair.
"He will play in the game. Is he in the right frame of mind? I think so.
"I have spoken with him and he was really disappointed with this. He's always put in very good behaviour here. He made a mistake and knows this.
Surrey police are investigating the incident, which took place a week last Sunday and involved work placement student Tom Cowan, and Cole could face charges.
But the club have vowed to support him – despite the owner Roman Abramovich getting involved personally to make sure the England full-back was disciplined.
Furious Ancelotti brushed off criticism that things are out of control at Chelsea because he has failed to be strict enough with players.
Club officials insist he read the riot act to Cole himself, and that he is furious with such a blatant breach of club rules, which ban weapons from the training ground.
But the Italian joked about the incident yesterday, claiming he had confiscated the .22 air rifle.
Ancelotti also claimed the affair will not affect Cole's performances, saying: "I don't think he's a liability for us. This doesn't change our thoughts about him.
Chelsea take on United with the Premier League leaders a massive 15 points ahead of them and the Blues far from guaranteed Champions League football next season.


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We at Reviewed are just as curious about those flashy products we see in our Instagram feeds as you are. For our 'As Seen On IG' series, our writers buy them and put them through their paces to find out if they're actually as good as they look online—or too good to be true. Spot one that we've missed? Email us at AsSeenOn@reviewed.com.
If you have kids and you've scrolled the 'gram in the last few years, you've likely been targeted with ads from KiwiCo. The monthly subscription service delivers hands-on science and craft projects for kids ages 0 to 16. Their ads—and Instagram feed—make the activities look legitimately fun as well as educational.
I've been meaning to sign up my kids, ages 5 and 7, for a KiwiCo subscription for at least two years but never managed to make it that far down my to-do list (#workingmomlife). When the company reached out to me, Reviewed's parenting editor, and offered to send me—okay, my kids—a few of the crates to test out, I jumped at the chance. I figured it was a great opportunity to see just how much fun a Kiwi Crate delivers and a great activity for my kids to do during the long summer months without camp.
What is KiwiCo?
Each month, kids receive a box—or "crate"—containing all of the supplies they need to create a unique STEM-based project (that is, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Inside each box are detailed instructions for the month's project, and each Kiwi Crate includes a copy of "explore!" magazine, which has comics, games, and other suggestions for ways to extend the fun and learning with your project. Kids (and parents) can also access plenty of video tutorials on the KiwiCo site in case they get stuck or just need a little inspiration.
How does KiwiCo work?
KiwiCo is a subscription-based service, meaning that when you sign up, you decide the terms on which you'll receive the boxes and how you'll be charged for them. You may opt for a monthly subscription in which you're charged as each shipment is sent, or you may prepay for three months, six months, or 12 months, respectively, for a lower cost per box at each longer term of commitment. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of your term unless you cancel, which you can do easily by logging into your account and selecting "cancel my subscription."
You may opt for a monthly subscription in which you're charged as each shipment is sent, or prepay for multi-month packages at a discount.
The boxes are differentiated by age range and have cute names, such as "Koala Crate" for ages 2 to 4 and "Tinker Crate" for ages 9 to 16. My kids tried several "Kiwi Crates," designed for ages 5 to 8. In addition, Rachel Murphy, Reviewed's Smart Home writer, put her 16-month-old to work testing the toddler-appropriate "Panda Crate".
How much does KiwiCo cost?
The cost for a KiwiCo subscription depends on two factors: which crate you select, and whether you sign-up for a monthly membership or one of the multi-month packages. Prices start at $19.95 per monthly box (which is discounted to as much as $16.95, when you prepay for a year) and go up to $29.95 (or as low as $24.95 with a full-year term).
The boxes ship every month, save for the Panda Crate (the one for ages 0 to 24 months), which ships every two months. Shipping within the United States is included.
KiwiCo also offers an online store where you can purchase one-off boxes, but these cost more than one would pay with a subscription: $24.95 vs. $16.95 for the least expensive options.
What are KiwiCo boxes like in real life?
Credit: Reviewed / Lisa Lawrence
The projects in our Kiwi Crate were both fun and educational.
One of the first things I noticed and appreciated about KiwiCo is that the crates aren't shipped inside another larger packing box, which would create recycling for both me and the earth to contend with. The self-contained crates clearly state what's inside and are addressed to the child recipient—which could be problematic if you're trying to keep a gift secret—but my kids loved seeing their names printed right on the box and were excited to "test out" their Kiwi Crates.
Despite a journey through the mail, our Kiwi Crates looked orderly when we opened them up. All of the pieces for the projects were contained in separate small bags, with the directions and "explore!" magazine nestled on top.
The first Kiwi Crate we tried was the "My Body and Me" crate, which included three different activities, all focused around kids learning about what goes on inside their bodies. The projects:
Making our own stethoscope using rubber tubing, a plastic headband, and earbuds—and then listening to each other's hearts
Sewing stuffies of the heart, brain, and lungs and then attaching them to a hang-up map of the human body
Creating our own "X-rays" using images of bones and light paper
The My Body and Me crate provided lots of fun for both of my kids.
All in all, it took about an hour and a half to complete all of the activities in the crate, and it was a great way to pass the time on a day when the kids didn't have school and were "bored." The multiple steps offered plenty to keep both of them busy (without any squabbling), and Rose continued to decorate the organ stuffies long after Noah had tired of the activity.
Our second foray into Kiwi Crate testing had us making "The Arcade Claw", which is a DIY version of the classic arcade game that takes your money and never (ever) picks up any stuffed animals. This Kiwi Crate contained three projects for us to complete:
Building the Claw out of wood pieces and rubber bands
Crafting pom-pom "prizes" out of yarn
Turning our Kiwi Crate box into the game console
Credit: KiwiCo
The Arcade Claw provided lots of entertainment even after we finished the Kiwi Crate.
The Claw was the more difficult of the two crates that we tried, requiring more parental assistance overall. The kids found it challenging to figure out the angle and position for each of the wooden pieces and I had to cut the box with an Xact-o knife in order to create the game console. However, this Kiwi Crate provided lots of entertainment long after we were done putting it together and had played a few rounds of The Claw game. While the game console and pom-poms lost their excitement after a few days, the Claw itself showed up all the time in other forms of play.
The Panda Crate that Rachel tested, billed as the "Count with Me" crate, included a selection of sensory toys aimed at kids ages 11 to 18 months. The items that arrived in the Panda Crate:
10 counting cards, each with a touch/feel element to it
"Poppy's Surprise" board book about counting to 10
Reversible canvas nesting baskets to practice sorting by size, putting things in order, and making comparisons
Stacking cups, numbered from 1 to 10
Cylinder blocks made from beechwood
Wooden shape puzzles (a circle, a square, and a triangle)
Credit: Reviewed / Rachel Murphy
The "count with me" Panda Crate is designed for babies ranging in age from 11-18 months.
Rachel felt that the age range was too broad in the Panda Crate—there's a big jump in small motor skills and cognition between 11 and 18 months—but she liked that it had a nice mix of essential toys that weren't plastic junk. Each toy comes with a card that explains the product, its purpose, how to use it, and how to clean it. In addition, each Panda Crate contains a brief educational booklet—this one was about building math sense, to tie in with the counting-to-10 theme.
Can kids do Kiwi Crates without help?
For the most part, my kids were able to execute the projects on their own, though they did need me to read the directions and help them with the more complicated aspects. I think that in another year or so, when Noah is 8 and a stronger reader with even more advanced small motor skills, the two of them will easily be able to execute the projects without much (if any) adult assistance.
My kids were able to execute the projects on their own, though they did need me to read the directions and help them with the more complicated aspects.
But to be honest, I enjoyed helping my kids with their Kiwi Crates. If you're not a "Pinterest Mom" (and I am decidedly not) but you still want to do crafty projects with your kids, KiwiCo is a great option. You don't have to waste time figuring out a project to do, then wandering the aisles of your local craft store and shelling out a bunch of money for something that's likely to end up being a "Pinterest Fail." KiwiCo's projects are pretty foolproof and more fun than the usual run-of-the-mill crafts. And while you could perhaps buy the "ingredients" for less money on your own, the out-of-the-ordinary projects and quality of the kits themselves are of great value.
If you prefer projects that your kids can do all by themselves so that you can drink hot coffee in peace, I would suggest not ordering KiwiCo until your kids can read well and are interested in doing projects independently.
Should you sign up for KiwiCo?
If you're anything like me, the answer is a resounding "yes." There's something to be said for having a KiwiCo crate on hand every month, especially as we move into the snowed-in, Arctic Blast season of the year. I loved being able to grab one of the Kiwi Crates I had stashed on a shelf to banish the "we have nothing to do" whines, and they're a far more creative—and educational—activity than playing on an iPad.
If you're still hesitant to sign your child up for a KiwiCo subscription, might I suggest asking for one as a gift? It's a great present from a grandparent or other family member, especially if you're a parent who is trying to cut back on all the "stuff" around your home (ahem, me). Your kid will be far more pleased with a monthly activity designed just for them than yet another ugly sweater from Aunt Ruth.
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In celebration of the time change, and that fact that spring is almost here (and the fact that we've been having some 60-degree days lately--yay!), lets all take a look at the refreshing, relaxing, makes-me-want-to-sit-outside-and-sip-pink-lemonade-while-propping-my-feet-up-and-watching-the-sun-go-down paintings by the amazingly talented Cindy Rizza. As you can see from the image above, Rizza is one talented lady.
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If you want to view more of Rizza's fabulous work, visit her website, here. Thanks to The Jealous Curator for sharing the Rizza (and "beautifully boring painting") love!
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FOXBORO, Mass. — Bill Belichick wasn't lying when he said the Patriots have their deepest group of tight ends since the head coach came to New England in 2000.
Rob Gronkowski continues to dominate training camp, despite some issues with drops, and Martellus Bennett has shown smooth route running and soft hands this summer. Bennett caught three passes during 11-on-11s Monday.
A.J. Derby, selected in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL Draft but placed on injured reserve early last August, has stood out in three straight practices now. He caught two passes, including a contested grab over safety Patrick Chung on Monday.
Derby could have an uphill battle to crack the 53-man roster over veteran Clay Harbor, who returned to practice Monday, but he has impressive size and athleticism at 6-foot-5, 255 pounds. The former college quarterback ran a 4.72-second 40-yard dash at his pro day last March with a 6.99-second 3-cone.
— Quarterback Tom Brady went 13 of 20 during 11-on-11s. He spread the ball around, hitting Chris Harper and James White three times, Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski twice and Brandon Bolden, Chris Hogan and Derby once apiece.
— Linebacker Jamie Collins broke up a pass from Brady. Gronkowski and White each had drops.
— Backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo went 14 of 21 with an interception.
— Bennett caught three passes from Garoppolo, Edelman, Gronkowski and Hogan caught two and Derby, Harper, Bolden and Harbor caught one.
— Edelman looked as fast as ever beating cornerback Justin Coleman on an end zone fade from Brady during 11-on-11s. Edelman celebrated with a Gronk-esque spike.
— Rookie linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill intercepted Garoppolo. Rookie cornerback Jonathan Jones recorded a pass breakup.
— Third-string QB Jacoby Brissett didn't attempt a pass in 11-on-11s. He has just two pass attempts in the last three practices.
— Hogan, Edelman, Harper, DeAndre Carter and cornerbacks Cyrus Jones and V'Angelo Bentley got reps catching punts.
— The starting offensive line consisted of Nate Solder, Joe Thuney, David Andrews, Josh Kline and Marcus Cannon.
— The Patriots look to be experimenting with rotating their defensive line according to the offense's personnel grouping. Jabaal Sheard, Rob Ninkovich, Chris Long, Markus Kuhn, Malcom Brown, Alan Branch and Terrance Knighton all are getting first-team reps.
— Branch suffered what looked to be a lower left leg injury and didn't finish practice. He stayed on the field, however.
— Running back Tyler Gaffney is getting a lot of carries with the first team. He's never made it this far into camp without suffering a season-ending injury. It will be interesting to see how he fares in the preseason.
— Center Bryan Stork returned to practice but didn't work in team drills. The Patriots are experimenting heavily with Ted Karras and Josh Kline at center.


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Gitea Ltd. Takes Over Gitea Open Source Project, Community Pushes Back
I discovered this piece of news by accident, and I want to share this with you because I believe this is a very interesting case, providing insight into open source projects, even those that are wildly popular.
Gitea is an open source "git forge" (think: GitHub; or rather GitLab, because you can self-host Gitea), itself a fork of Gogs, which also still exists, but with 1/3 of the contributors. Its Open Collective budget reveals that the project raised US$ 35k in total and has an annual estimated budget of 14k. That's not nothing, but it's also not financing a full-time maintainer.
So a company is formed to offer services as a means to fund maintenance; then the community of contributors and fans pushes back because the proprietary ownership doesn't sit right with them.
Since I'm not involved, I'm likely missing a lot of nuances. The timeline, as I gathered:
Gitea Ltd. was incorporated. At least two admins/owners announce that this company will offer paid services, and that it's becoming the steward of the Gitea open source project: https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/open-source-sustainment-and-the-future-of-gitea/
An open letter, signed by 48 Gitea community contributors, asks for a different set up. Namely a non-profit organization taking stewardship instead of the for-profit Gitea Ltd.: https://gitea-open-letter.coding.social/ – Spoilers: later, they prepended an announcement to the actual open letter in reaction to what follows.
Lunny Xiao of "the Gitea team"/Gitea Ltd. politely declines: https://blog.gitea.io/2022/10/a-message-from-lunny-on-gitea-ltd.-and-the-gitea-project/ – note that Lunny Xiao has been one of the three annually elected 'owners' since the beginning. He created the Gitea fork, and was also one of the founders of Gogs. For all intents and purposes, he could've been the BdfL if the Gitea project didn't have this interesting community ownership model.
A Gitea fork is being created, named "Forgejo": https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo – it's hosted on the Gitea-powered forge at codeberg.org, which itself is a German non-profit. (I recently learned that creating a legal entity, a non-profit 'e.V.' or association in Germany is much simpler than, say, Canada, so this might have been a good pick.)
With Giteas interesting election procedure of stewards aka "owners", the move to incorporate a Ltd. that now seems to legally own the domain and trademarks doesn't align with the values expressed in the community documents. At least that part of project ownership won't be transferred in the upcoming January election anymore.
This breaks the social contract, part of which is likely mere community expectation and not legally binding, but even moreso a punch in the face of those who shared the vision.
What I also find interesting about this story is: if you release a project into the world as open source (MIT licensed, aka "anything goes") and build a community around shared ownership, you can't really take it back anymore – if that's what Lunny Xiao (and others) try to; I could be misreading this.
As the open letter stated:
[T]here has been some confusion as to the ownership of the Gitea domains and trademarks, which are essential parts of the project […] (if not the most important).
[Y]you can understand our surprise when we learned on October 25th, 2022 that both the domains and the trademark were transferred to a for-profit company without our knowledge or approval.
The name, the domain, the trademark, that's truly the powerful piece of an open source project. In short, it's the brand. And even though every contributor can pack up and move to Forgejo, the brand is not moving with them. It's a huge loss for the health of the project. (And I'm not sure whether the new name will prove quite as catchy.)
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Well I got out to the range with my M10X this morning. I originally tried it with a Meprolight red dot but switched to a Bushnell AR Optic 3-12X for accuracy testing and I shot at 12X with parallax dialed out.
It likes to feed Dominion and Hornady ammo but its far from reliable with Norinco copper washed ammo. I had one round that just did not want to come out and I had to drive the charging handle into the table a few times to clear it.
Accuracy in general was less than I expected and not as good as my Chinese SKS. Closer to my scoped Marlin 30-30.
Accuracy with Hornady ammo was best of the 3 types tested but nothing I would brag about. Smallest 5 shot group at 100 meters was 2.75 inches. Most we closer to 4 inches. Some were a little worse.
My feeling is that it would probably shot better with some work on the gas system. I tried running it with the gas off, but setting to 0 is not really off. But at 0 I shot the best groups.
I would like to see the gas system adjustment more positive and tactile because its kind of wishy washy and I was never quite sure it was where I wanted it.
I did have a little trouble inserting the mag sometimes because if I wasn't quite vertical it got stuck and I'd have to work it lose again.
Overall I do like the rifle even though this feedback probably sounds a little harsh.
Since they call it a DMR rifle I was honestly expecting better accuracy.
Hopefully other guys are getting better accuracy than I did.
The accuracy i never expected to be phenomenal but that is very disappointing to hear about the reliability with surplus ammunition. Did you try any of the other surplus? Like czech or bulgarian?
The stuck casing is probably a result of a not cleaned chamber and lacquer built up in it is my guess. As for an sks being more accurate I'd love to see an actual vid proving that.
I'll deliver on my report once my wrist is healed up and put it side by side with a T81, Cz858, Vz58 etc.... to see real results.
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The Stag 10 LEV2 seems like more rifle for the money. The M10X looks like fun but I personally feel like its outside its price range.
You're talking about 3 different calibers here.
If you're not worried about caliber get the WK.
Yup...those are 3 different calibers. Not worried about getting the cheapest thing, want something fun, and interesting.
So when is the price dropping on these?
I have all but the WK. My vote of what you have listed would be the Stag10, and of what you do not have listed is the ATRS MS. Today is the last day to get in on ATRS' production run 2 delivery and if you do full payment on the lower you skip C71. Production run 2 is scheduled for a fall delivery.
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Over the holidays, I was interviewed about my work and "The Sleepwalker" by Laura Hamlett of Playback St. Louis. I thought her questions were really interesting.
Here is the complete interview. Happy reading!
LAURA HAMLETT: When I read The Guest Room last fall, I found a new writer to love. I view following authors much the same as discovering musical artists. It's exhilarating to find a new favorite; it's icing on the cake if that favorite has a back catalog you can begin to consume immediately. In the case of Chris Bohjalian, 17 books preceded The Guest Room, and one—The Sleepwalker—is on the eve of publication. I'd better get busy.
In advance of a book tour for his impending release, Bohjallian took some time to answer my questions. Get to know him as I did—and then catch his reading when he comes to your city.
When I was in high school, all I wanted to be was a novelist. I remember being disheartened every time I read an author bio, though, as they always had "real" jobs. You've gotten past that stage now (congrats!), but what "real" (full-time) jobs did you have before becoming a full-time novelist?
CHRIS BOHJALIAN: It's true: When you graduate from college, a publisher doesn't say to you, "You look like a young writer of promise. Here's a boatload of money. Go write us a novel." And so I worked in advertising agencies in Manhattan and Burlington, Vermont, until I was 31, writing fiction from five to seven in the morning before going to work, on Monday and Tuesday nights when I got home, and during the weekend. I wrote my first three novels and a lot of short stories that way.
Just for the record, I also amassed a lot of rejection slips. I got 250 rejection slips before I sold a single word.
I still begin my workday early: I try to be at my desk by six a.m. The discipline of those early years served me well.
HAMLETT: With the publication of The Sleepwalker, you've now cranked out 19 books. What's the secret to your longevity—to say nothing of your seemingly constant inspiration and self-control?
BOHJALIAN: I like to believe that I have never "cranked out" anything. I like to believe that each book is the very best I can do.
My goal is to never write the same book twice or write anything formulaic. I never want to disappoint my readers.
And I only write about subjects in which I have a passionate interest: something that excites me so much that I can't wait to be at my desk at six in the morning and that will keep me deeply engaged for a year or more of my life.
After all, if the story or subject isn't holding my interest, it certainly won't hold a reader's interest.
HAMLETT: What was it like the first time: (a) you saw your very first book in print? (b) your book made the New York Times bestseller list? (c) your words were made into a movie?
BOHJALIAN: The first time I held a finished a copy of one of my books in my hands, I remember thinking, "Wow. This cover is pretty garish." Of course, I am responsible for the single worst first novel ever published, bar none. So, it probably deserved the cover it got.
The first time I saw one of my books on a bestseller list, I was in a hotel with dial-up internet speed that was glacial. But I knew what was coming because my publicist had told me, and so I recall sitting at the hotel room desk and watching my laptop screen and just smiling like a five-year-old boy on his birthday as I waited and waited (and waited) for the page to load. I felt unbelievably blessed.
I love movies. I actually watch movie trailers before I start writing in the morning to get into the right head space. And so I really enjoyed the first time I watched a rough cut of one of the movies based on one of my books. That movie was Past the Bleachers. Just for the record, it's better than the book.
HAMLETT: When you were in elementary/high school, dreaming of being a published author, whose career did you most covet?
BOHJALIAN: That's a great question. But looking back, I don't think I coveted anyone's career—at least not in elementary or high school. I don't think I thought about being a novelist in terms of a "life." I just knew that I loved to write and wrote all the time.
I did think a lot of about Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald in high school. But even at 15 or 16—even when I was holding a red cup in my hand at a keg party—I was likely to view their end as hauntingly sad.
It was only in college that I may have begun to "covet" a career. I probably imagined John Updike in his New England study: tall walls of books, a desk the size of a putting green, and (yes) a black Smith-Corona typewriter.
HAMLETT: How much research do you have to do for each book to factually and honestly represent the realities of the characters and their worlds?
BOHJALIAN: I do a lot of research. As John Gardner observed—and here I am paraphrasing—one of the ways you can wake a reader from the fictional dream is a lack of authenticity or a stupid mistake. Homework matters.
No one reads my books because of the research. Yes, they may learn something about an issue or a moment in history. But I think people read novels because they are emotionally invested in the characters or fascinated with the story.
HAMLETT: What do you like to do away from writing/reading?
BOHJALIAN: I'm a pretty serious bicyclist: I ride 25 to 60 miles most afternoons between April and October.
But when I'm not riding or writing, I am likely to be reading, binge-watching TV with my wife, or hanging around with my wife and daughter.
I'm fortunate that I only need about six hours of sleep.
Chris Bohjalian is on a 2017 book tour to promote The Sleepwalker, making a stop in Denver at Tattered Cover – Littleton January 11.
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Music Space website and Creative Sessions launch
We are delighted to launch our new website for Music Space – a year-long bursary programme which began in March this year. It has been set up for young people (18–24) who are based in Glasgow, and who are interested in exploring sound and music. Follow this link to explore the site and find out more about our current bursary recipients, Eyve and Mawaddah.
To coincide with the new Music Space website we have collaborated with Sound Lab to produce Music Space Creative Sessions, a series of upcoming workshops for young people to explore and experiment with sound, music, movement, voice, how to make a radio show and more. Visit here to read about the sessions including how to sign up. Please note there is a limited capacity, and places will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Applicants should be aged 16–30 and face barriers to creative opportunities.
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