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daniel sawyer

I ate a big ass burrito

March 23, 2009

And then I passed out.

This bad boy came from El Tepeyac in Los Angeles.  It runs about $20 and is likely to be the biggest burrito you’ll ever come across.  You can pick up your own at 812 N Evergreen Avenue, in Los Angeles.  Good luck!

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Excerpt on 6 Sentences

March 15, 2009

I was introduced to a website called 6 Sentences by Joseph Grant, a prolific writer whose work has appeared in Faraway.  In lieu of new work on Faraway, I present to you a six sentence-long excerpt of my novel-to-be: Sail excerpt.  It contains the longest sentence I’ve ever written, a matter of pride with me, [...]

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Happy Winter!

December 22, 2008

Initially when I wrote this poem I didn’t have anything specific in mind.  Now I guess it can apply pretty well to the Great Deprecession of 2008 – 200?.  The only things missing are cardboard and corrogated iron Bush- and Cheneyvilles.  When will it end?  Nobody knows.  And for the record, I coined two new [...]

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With many thanks . . .

December 10, 2008

I want to draw attention today to our many supporters, whose donations keep this journal up and running.  We’ve recently received much-needed financial help from Alfred Scolari, Kyle Hernandez, owner of Second Story Books of Claremont, and Gay Degani, Michael Woodcock, Vic Fortezza, and Joseph Grant, all of whom have stories or art appearing in [...]

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The Route by K. C. Wilson Reviewed

December 7, 2008

After K. C. Wilson submitted his novella, Doing the Dead – 1983, for publication in Faraway, he sent me a signed copy of his novel The Route.  I was blown away by both pieces of writing.  Throughout December, Faraway will be serializing Wilson’s Doing the Dead – 1983, but as a preview of Wilson’s talent, [...]

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New Issue of Faraway Now In Print!

December 3, 2008

For those of you who have been waiting to get your hands on a copy of the latest issue of Faraway, today is the day!  Copies still warm from the presses are now on display at Second Story Books of Claremont, California.  In the coming days there will also be copies in Borders Bookstore in [...]

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I hate snakes!

November 21, 2008

I spent this morning looking at pictures and watching videos of snakes as research for a scene in my novel, Sail.  I shiver to think about them!
Last week I finished the first draft of Sail while writing for NaNoWriMo.  It clocked in at about 120,000 words, or 370 pages.  I’m working on cutting as much [...]

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NaNoWriMo Again

November 9, 2008

 
We’re now more than a week into November, which means there are three weeks left in National Novel Writing Month.  The widget above shows my progress so far.  I couldn’t be happier with how much I’ve written.  I’m adding on to a novel I started two years ago, hoping to finish the first draft this [...]

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NaNoWriMo Reminder

October 31, 2008

Remember: tomorrow, November 1st, is the first day of National Novel Writing Month.  Go to www.NaNoWriMo.org to sign up for a free homepage where you can post your progress and get in touch with other writers in your area.  Also tomorrow, I’ll be sitting down in CK Cafe in Claremont to kick off NaNoWriMo, trying [...]

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What’s in the new Faraway?

October 31, 2008

Ten short stories!  Thirteen poems!  Over thireen works of art! 
Over thirty contributors: Andy Mills, Dan Moreau, Diana Magallon, Jeff Crouch, David Kowalczyk, Val Murah, Katie Rutherford, T.R. Healy, William Walsh, Ellen Perry, Suvi Mahonen, Luke Waldrip, Vic Fortezza, Michael Woodcock, Karen Greenbaum-Maya, Janet Thorning, Jim Fuess, Jim Lyons, Christian Pinchbeck, Michael Pitassi, Colin James, Joseph [...]

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The new issue of Faraway is now online!

October 26, 2008

Click the thumbnail below to download the pdf of the newest issue.  For optimal viewing, download and save the file, then, in the Adobe Acrobat window, click view: two-up continuous.

You can also click on the miniviewer below to stream the new issue via www.Issuu.com/faraway.  NOTE: Because Issuu.com is not compatible with the latest versions of [...]

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Another marathon training update

October 26, 2008

I ran ten miles today in 1:33:40, slightly over my goal time. I actually felt pretty good, except that I was really, really thirsty for the last two miles or so. I went out on a limb yesterday at the Claremont VIllage Venture street fair and purchased four packets of energy gel, two from Gu [...]

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NaNoWriMo Profile

October 21, 2008

Just to bring myself one step closer to actually doing this National Novel Writing Month next month, I’ve created a profile on the NaNoWriMo website, www.nanowrimo.org.  You can find my profile here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/419938.  Add me as a writing buddy and we can try to keep each other on track.  I’ll be trying to complete my [...]

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Marathon and NaNoWriMo

October 19, 2008

Marathon For the Arts
I just got back from my long run for the week and I am beat!  I ran nine miles in 1:19:37, well below my goal time (1:21:39), most of it along the Pacific Electric Bike Trail.  I also took a detour down Euclid Avenue through Upland, where there is a large, grassy [...]

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Marathon Update

October 13, 2008

Our marathon training is proceeding apace.  Another week over, another week closer to the finish line.  I was struck down with intense malaise this week, not just running-wise, but in school, writing, everything.  I ran 2.5 miles on Tuesday (I was planning on 5), went for half an hour on the elliptical on Thursday (when [...]

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Marathon For the Arts Fundraiser Training

October 5, 2008

I just got done with my long run for the week.  I ran seven miles along the Pacific Electric bike trail which runs from Claremont to somewhere near Rancho Cucamonga, I believe.  I ran the seven miles in 62:47, which I think is under my goal per mile time of 9:10, but it was grueling.  [...]

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Marathon For The Arts Fundraiser!

September 29, 2008

I’m excited to announce the next fundraiser for Faraway.  On March 1st, 2009, Daniel Sawyer, Jason Jorgensen, and Gil Cante will be running the Los Angeles Marathon in order to promote their work on Faraway: A Journal of Art & Literature.  Faraway is a magazine dedicated to helping young writers and artists get into print.  [...]

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Coming Soon . . .

September 20, 2008

La Commedia Diabolica, a new short story by Daniel Sawyer with illustrations by Scott Sawyer, in the next issue of Faraway.  Hitting newsstands soon.

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A short story about dog crap (sorry)

September 9, 2008

Jim was out walking his dog on a Friday morning.  He came home from the liberal arts college a few miles away where he was a junior every weekend to spend time with the parents who were paying for his adventure in higher education.  To pay them back, he did little chores for them, such [...]

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Quid Pro Quo by Daniel Sawyer

September 3, 2008

Arnold Bessemer had two great loves in life: Latin and writing.  Ever since he had been consigned to Latin for a few years in high school, he had loved the language, not for anything inherent in Latin itself, but because of the aura of Latin as something ancient, sacred, something almost sinister and on the [...]

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