christopher cocca

is, of course, a great song by The Smiths. It’s also a great cover by Noel Gallagher. There’s a pretty great clip on YouTube of NG talking about Morrissey and Johnny Marr (he loves them) capturing the quintessence of pop stardom (which is looking absolutely ridiculous and absolutely, effortlessly cool at the same time).

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out is also the name of short story I’m currently writing. My prose lit seminar has really helped me see material in places I’ve been ignoring and is helping me think in better dramatic fashion. That’s not to say, by the way, that my Light That Never Goes Out story is about the song. The song (really just the title) is a jumping-off point, and what I’m learning from close readings of Cheever, Munro, O’Connor, Bellow, etc in the context of the seminar is helping me think about story in general and about specific stories.