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Sue Klebold just posted a TED talk.* I haven't watched it yet. Bracing. (Update on that below.) I posted on FB, and already getting great...

I just loaded up The Columbine Guide with Eric's sketches , and his school essay on "Nazi Culture" --which was very revealing in retrospect. That's a napalm tank on Eric's back, which was one of his many grandiose ideas. He laughed about creating human matchsticks running around, but of course he couldn't invent the flame-throwers he envisioned. He couldn't even get the Napalm recipe to work, thank God. The Nazi essay is revealing in very different ways. Read in retrospect

I made good book progress today, so I took a 2-hour composting break. Just home, very tired. It's supposed to be last warm day for...

This will be my third straight year going to the event, and it's becoming one of the highlights of my year. I wrote this Vanity Fair...

Sitting down for an episode of Victoria means opening up a bunch of browser windows. This shit is complicated! I could not decode this...

I am nearly through overhauling The Columbine Guide. I've just added the full contents of Dylan Klebold's journal, broken chronologically...

"No pictures!" I reminded him. I hadn't showered, writing in my sweatpants, still had afternoon bedhead. "Dude! Check yo

I kept it simple, with the basics: 1. What to do if you ever face a gunman, and what to teach family and friends. The Run, Hide, Fight conc

Wearing Dad's Head, Barry Yourgrau. Changed my perceptions of what was possible, as a writer. And so much fun to read!

I taped my segment in Chelsea (NYC) today. It's a 7-part documentary series, and Columbine will be part of the hour on terrorism. (Yikes