The League of Minor Characters 2 days ago
An excerpt taken from The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor
The League of Minor Characters
by Kathleen Flenniken
The main character sits on his childhood bed
naming everything that's gone--ex-job, ex-wife,
ex-best friend-and finally apprehends
the breakdown we've felt...
An Inconvenient Truth, Donnie Darko, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums, Magnolia, Fight Club, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Serenity, Saved!, American Astronaut, Boondock Saints, The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars Trilogy, Imaginary Heroes, The Squid and the Whale, Little Miss Sunshine, Love Actually, The Incredibles, The University of Illinois -vs- A Mummy
Sufjan Stevens, Of Montreal, Andrew Bird, Death Cab For Cutie, José González, Iron & Wine, The Decemberists, Carbon Leaf, Bruce Cockburn, Imogen Heap, Spoon, Architecture in Helsinki, Beck, Switchfoot, The Faint, The Postal Service, The Shins, Sneaker Pimps, Yes, Fiona Apple, Dave Matthews Band, Rogue Wave, Ray LaMontagne, Beta Band, Belle and Sebastian, Peter Mulvey, Rufus Wainwright
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Firefly, Trigun, The Daily Show, Battlestar Galactica, Arrested Development, Family Guy
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Brave New World, Blue Like Jazz, The Catcher in the Rye, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Myst, Microserfs, Girlfriend in a Coma, Escape From Reason