Matt Debenham

Oct 23rd, 2013

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Bob Dylan’s “Self Portrait” and the Fun of Failure

In 1970, Bob Dylan released Self Portrait, the most hated album in his career. Except some people, including me, actually like it. So is it truly a failure? And what can we steal from a "failure"? Let's dig in!

Oct 16th, 2013

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! Dexter, Kenny Powers, And Hard Choices

This week on LET'S STEAL FROM THIS! Learning from the disappointments of Dexter and Eastbound & Down.

Oct 11th, 2013

LET’S STEAL FROM THIS! The Movie “Gravity”

LET'S STEAL FROM THIS looks at popular culture for lessons we can drag back to our cold, damp cave of fiction-writing. This time: the movie Gravity.

Oct 2nd, 2013

The Gilmour(s) Down the Hall

If students want women writers, David Gilmour says, they can "go down the hall." But what if down the hall are just more David Gilmours?