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Signs of Spring

Posted to 400 Words News on 20 March 2008, with 3 comments so far.

1. Daffodil shoots
2. Less-expensive asparagus spotted at the fruit stand
3. Stirrings of life at 400 Words
It’s been a long and restful sleep, but 400 Words is getting ready to come back to life. The first step: a fresh coat of paint. I wish I were a real web designer, but I’m not, so I’ve been […]

It’s Only Sleeping

Posted to 400 Words News on 6 January 2008, with 8 comments so far.

As you may have noticed if you follow this site, 400 Words is taking a bit of a sabbattical. We’ll be back soon with more new stuff, including print issue #3. In the meantime, hang out, peruse the archives, send in a 400-word autobiography if you want. Copies of print issue #2 are still for […]

The New York Times: Men Now Happier Than Women? Work to Blame?

Posted to 400 Words News on the topic of Work on 26 September 2007, with 6 comments so far.

I could not help but think of 400 Words when I came across this article on work from the New York Times. David Leonhardt reports on research claiming that women are now slightly less happy, on average, than men are—partly because, conclude the papers’ authors, women are now spending more time doing paid work.
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Hype!

Posted to 400 Words News on 20 June 2007, with 4 comments so far.

I know there is more than enough great stuff to read here, but I wanted to call your attention to a couple of things. First of all, I have a positive rash of publications in other venues: an essay about depression, medication, and the way we live now in The Brooklyn Rail, and another essay […]